Timberwolves vs. Clippers betting: NBA preview for Feb. 26

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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (36-23) are 8.5-point favorites against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers (27-30) Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Intuit Dome. The matchup tips off at 10 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and FDSNX. The matchup has an over/under set at 220.5 points.

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Timberwolves Cover -8.5 vs Clippers -107

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Timberwolves vs. Clippers betting lines

  • Timberwolves odds to win: -308
  • Clippers odds to win: +247
  • Spread: Timberwolves (-8.5)
  • Total: 220.5

Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Minnesota has a 13-15 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 16-12 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Minnesota has a 4-4 record ATS on the road when playing as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Timberwolves have gone over a set point total in a road game 19 times this year.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Minnesota to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 232.5 points per contest.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

  • The Timberwolves have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Timberwolves games has surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The past 10 Timberwolves games averaged 13.4 more points (233.9) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Timberwolves have scored 2.7 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • The Timberwolves have been the moneyline favorite 47 total times this season. They’ve gone 32-15 in those games.
  • Minnesota has gone 16-8 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -308 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Timberwolves have an implied win probability of 75.5%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.4 (third in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 44.8 (ninth) 43.1 (ninth) 26.4 (14th) 14.1 (17th)

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Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Clippers home games have gone over the set point total 13 times this year.
  • The Clippers are 14-12 in home contests with a 12-14 record against the spread at home.
  • The Clippers’ record against the spread is 5-3 when playing as 8.5-point underdogs or more at home this season.
  • The Clippers and their opponents have averaged a total of 223.1 points per home contest this season, 2.6 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Clippers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The Clippers’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 219.2 points scored. That’s 1.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Clippers’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 109.6, 2.5 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • Los Angeles has won 11, or 37.9%, of the 29 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Clippers are 2-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +247 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Clippers have a 28.8% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (sixth in NBA) 46.7 (13th) 40.8 (29th) 41.9 (fifth) 23.5 (30th) 14.1 (17th)
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