Thunder vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 23

Published 5:16 am Sunday, February 23, 2025

Two of the NBA’s best scorers hit the court when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first, 32.2 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (45-10) visit Anthony Edwards (fourth, 27.6 PPG) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-26) on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, FDSN, and FDSOK. The Thunder are 9.5-point favorites.

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
  • Time: 9:30 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: ESPN, FDSN, and FDSOK
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Venue: Target Center

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Thunder 113 – Timberwolves 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Thunder vs. Timberwolves

  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 9.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Thunder (-5.1)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (228.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 221.1
  • The Thunder sport a 35-20-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 24-33-0 mark of the Timberwolves.
  • As a 9.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Oklahoma City is 16-11 against the spread compared to the 1-1 ATS record Minnesota racks up as a 9.5-point underdog.
  • When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Oklahoma City does it better (56.4% of the time) than Minnesota (52.6%).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Thunder are 43-9, a better tally than the Timberwolves have recorded (5-8) as moneyline underdogs.

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Thunder Performance Insights

  • Things are clicking for the Thunder, who are scoring 118.1 points per game (fourth-best in NBA) and ceding 104.9 points per contest (best).
  • Oklahoma City is averaging 44.7 rebounds per game (13th-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 45.5 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
  • The Thunder are delivering 26.4 dimes per game, which ranks them 14th in the NBA in 2024-25.
  • Oklahoma City is dominating in terms of turnovers, as it ranks best in the league in turnovers committed (11.2 per game) and best in forced turnovers (17.4 per contest).
  • The Thunder are eighth in the NBA with 14 treys per game so far this season. Meanwhile, they rank 14th with a 36% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

  • In 2024-25, the Timberwolves are 20th in the league on offense (111.6 points scored per game) and fifth-best on defense (108.3 points conceded).
  • Minnesota is 16th in the NBA in rebounds per game (44.2) and eighth in rebounds allowed (43).
  • The Timberwolves are 21st in the league in assists (25.2 per game) in 2024-25.
  • Minnesota commits 14.2 turnovers per game and force 13.9 per game, ranking 20th and 12th, respectively, in the NBA.
  • In 2024-25 the Timberwolves are fifth-best in the NBA in 3-point makes (14.8 per game), and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (37.6%).

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