Timberwolves vs. Spurs betting: NBA preview for December 29

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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-14) are 6.5-point favorites against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs (16-15) on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Target Center. The matchup begins at 8:00 PM ET on FDSN and FDSSW. The point total for the matchup is set at 216.5.

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Timberwolves vs. Spurs betting lines

  • Timberwolves odds to win: -239
  • Spurs odds to win: +195
  • Spread: Timberwolves (-6.5)
  • Total: 216.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Minnesota has a 4-10 record against the spread at home and is 8-6 in home contests.
  • This season, Minnesota has a 4-4 record ATS in home games when playing as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Timberwolves games have gone over the set point total six times.
  • This season at home, Minnesota and its opponents have averaged a total of 218.8 points per contest, 2.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

  • The Timberwolves are 6-4 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The Timberwolves and their opponents have combined to hit the over in three of those 10 games.
  • The Timberwolves’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 216.8 points scored. That’s 0.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Timberwolves have a points-per-game average 3.6 points below their season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • The Timberwolves have won 14 of the 26 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (53.8%).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -239 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 8-4 (66.7% win percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Timberwolves a 70.5% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (17th in NBA) 45.8 (10th) 42.7 (25th) 43.5 (10th) 25.2 (20th) 15 (21st)

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Spurs Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Spurs have a 7-6 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 5-8 overall in those contests.
  • This year, the Spurs are 1-0 ATS on the road when playing as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Spurs have gone over a set point total in a road game seven times this year.
  • This season on the road the Spurs and their opponents have averaged a total of 221.9 points per contest, 5.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Spurs Recent Trends

  • The Spurs have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The Spurs and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Spurs games averaged 7.5 more points (224.0) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Spurs have scored 1.9 more points per contest compared to their 111.2 PPG season-long scoring average.

Spurs Betting Records

  • This season, San Antonio has won six out of the 19 games, or 31.6%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Spurs are 2-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +195 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Spurs have a 33.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (20th in NBA) 45.9 (11th) 44.7 (11th) 44.7 (22nd) 28.5 (eighth) 14.5 (17th)
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