Thunder vs. Timberwolves betting: NBA preview for Dec. 19

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (25-2) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-10) after winning eight home road in a row. The Thunder are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which tips at 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday, December 19, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5.

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Thunder Cover -7.5 vs Timberwolves -108

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -296
  • Timberwolves odds to win: +237
  • Spread: Thunder (-7.5)
  • Total: 232.5

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Oklahoma City has a 7-6 record against the spread on the road and are 12-1 in road contests.
  • Oklahoma City has a 7-5 record ATS on the road this season as 7.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Thunder have hit the over in seven of their 13 road games this year with a set over/under (53.8%).
  • Recent history seems to go against Oklahoma City to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 229.9 points per contest this season.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder are 9-1 overall and 6-4 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The Thunder’s last 10 games have ended with an average of 228.2 points scored. That’s 4.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In the past 10 games, the Thunder are scoring 0.7 points more per game compared to their season average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have won 92.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (25-2).
  • Oklahoma City has a record of 24-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -296 or shorter (winning 96%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Thunder’s implied win probability is 74.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.6 (third in NBA) 42.8 (first) 44.6 (13th) 43.6 (15th) 26.5 (13th) 12.0 (second)

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Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Timberwolves home games have hit the over on the set point total five times this year.
  • The Timberwolves have a 5-9 record against the spread at home and is 9-5 in home contests.
  • The Timberwolves have gone 4-5 ATS at home this year as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Timberwolves and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.6 points per home contest this year, 0.9 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

  • The Timberwolves are 7-3 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • Timberwolves’ last 10 contests saw five hit the over.
  • The Timberwolves’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 229.8 points scored. That’s 2.7 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Timberwolves have scored 0.3 fewer points per contest compared to their 119.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • Minnesota has been underdogs in five games this season and won one (20%) of those contests.
  • The Timberwolves have played as an underdog of +237 or more once this season and lost that game.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 29.7% chance of a victory for the Timberwolves.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.3 (seventh in NBA) 46.2 (ninth) 43.9 (18th) 43.0 (12th) 26.6 (12th) 14.2 (13th)
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