Warriors vs. Timberwolves betting: NBA preview for Dec. 12

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The Golden State Warriors (13-12) are favored by 4.5 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-9) on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on NBCS-BA, FDSN, and NBA TV. The point total is 228.5 in the matchup.

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Warriors Cover -4.5 vs Timberwolves -110

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Warriors vs. Timberwolves betting lines

  • Warriors odds to win: -185
  • Timberwolves odds to win: +154
  • Spread: Warriors (-4.5)
  • Total: 228.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Warriors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Golden State is 7-3 in home contests with a 6-4 record against the spread at home.
  • This season, Golden State is 4-2 ATS at home as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • Warriors games have hit the over on the set point total five times at home this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Golden State to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 230.6 points per contest.

Warriors Recent Trends

  • The Warriors are 4-6 overall and 4-6 against the spread in their last 10 contests.
  • The Warriors and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Warriors’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 229.1 points scored. That’s 0.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In the past 10 games, the Warriors are scoring 3.3 points less per game compared to their season average.

Warriors Betting Records

  • The Warriors have put together a 9-6 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60% of those games).
  • Golden State has gone 6-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -185 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Warriors have an implied win probability of 64.9%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (26th in NBA) 45.7 (fifth) 43.5 (19th) 45.6 (24th) 27.4 (eighth) 15.3 (27th)

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Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Timberwolves are 7-5 in road contests and have covered the spread four times on the road.
  • This year, the Timberwolves are 3-6 ATS in road games as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Timberwolves have hit the over in seven of their 12 road games this season with a set over/under (58.3%).
  • The Timberwolves and their opponents have averaged a total of 230.7 points per road contest this season, 2.2 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

  • The Timberwolves are 2-8 against the spread and 6-4 overall over their last 10 matchups.
  • Timberwolves’ last 10 outings saw four hit the over.
  • The past 10 Timberwolves games averaged 3.0 more points (231.5) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Timberwolves have scored 1.4 fewer points per contest compared to their 119.6 PPG season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • Minnesota has been listed as the underdog four times this season and have failed to win any of those games.
  • The Timberwolves have been at least a +154 moneyline underdog two times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Timberwolves have a 39.4% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (fifth in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 43.3 (20th) 42.9 (10th) 26.5 (13th) 14.4 (16th)
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