Timberwolves vs. Warriors betting: NBA preview for January 15

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Minnesota Timberwolves (21-18) hit the court against the Golden State Warriors (19-20) as 6.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, NBCS-BA, and FDSN. The matchup has an over/under set at 216 points.

Check out all the Latest NBA Betting Previews!

Spread

Timberwolves Cover -6.5 vs Warriors -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Timberwolves vs. Warriors betting lines

  • Timberwolves odds to win: -254
  • Warriors odds to win: +206
  • Spread: Timberwolves (-6.5)
  • Total: 216
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Minnesota is 10-8 in home contests and have covered the spread four times at home.
  • Minnesota has gone 4-5 ATS in home games this year as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Timberwolves have hit the over in nine of their 18 home games this year with a set over/under (50%).
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Minnesota to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 219.0 points per contest.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

  • The Timberwolves are 6-4 overall and 3-7 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • The Timberwolves’ past 10 outings saw seven hit the over.
  • The past 10 Timberwolves games averaged 1.3 more points (217.3) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In their last 10 games, the Timberwolves have a points-per-game average 1.5 points above their season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • The Timberwolves have been the moneyline favorite 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 19-14 in those games.
  • Minnesota has gone 9-5 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -254 or shorter (winning 64.3%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Timberwolves have an implied win probability of 71.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (17th in NBA) 45.3 (fifth) 43.8 (18th) 43.2 (10th) 24.9 (22nd) 15.1 (22nd)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Timberwolves vs. Warriors? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Warriors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Warriors have a 10-9 ATS record in road games so far while going 9-10 overall in those contests.
  • This year, the Warriors are 3-1 ATS on the road as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Warriors road games have hit the over on the set point total six times this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Warriors to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 226.4 points per contest.

Warriors Recent Trends

  • The Warriors are 4-6 overall and 3-7 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Warriors games have gone over the set total three times.
  • The past 10 Warriors games averaged 6.6 more points (222.6) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Warriors’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 105.7, 5.3 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Warriors Betting Records

  • Golden State has been underdogs in 17 games this season and won six (35.3%) of those contests.
  • The Warriors have a record of 2-1 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +206 on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Warriors have a 32.7% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (25th in NBA) 45.7 (ninth) 46.4 (third) 45.2 (23rd) 28.5 (eighth) 13.7 (13th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …