Timberwolves vs Spurs Game Breakdown

Strap in, sports fans, because the NBA playoffs are heating up with a showdown that promises more sizzle than a Texas BBQ! The Minnesota Timberwolves, howling with a 3W-2L record, are invading the Lone Star State to battle the San Antonio Spurs, who’ve sharpened their spurs to a 2W-3L mark, right at the heart of the action in the AT&T Center. With the clock set to tip off at 08:00 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high as both teams claw their way up the Western conference ladder, hungry for a win. The betting gods have spoken, setting the over/under at 214.0, with the Timberwolves favored to lead the pack by 4.0 points. Fresh off their respective victories, both teams are locked, loaded, and ready to rumble. Will the Timberwolves keep prowling, or will the Spurs prove too sharp tonight? One thing’s for sure, tonight’s game is set to be a howling success or a sharp disappointment!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 02, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	SAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-170	+145	215.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-130	+100	214.0	-4.0/4.0
Difference	+40	-45	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

27W-16L

56.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

12W-29L

43.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/06/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	22	31	18	23	94	Under
12/06/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	25	21	25	31	102	Under
02/27/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	21	22	24	38	105	Over
02/27/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	29	27	29	114	Over
01/27/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	36	28	26	22	112	Over
01/27/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	23	29	28	33	113	Over
11/10/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	22	34	34	27	117	Over
11/10/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	27	27	19	37	110	Over
04/08/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	35	45	39	32	151	Over
04/08/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	33	23	40	131	Over
10/30/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	23	24	23	28	98	Under
10/30/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	26	31	28	22	107	Under
10/26/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	28	25	41	28	122	Over
10/26/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	39	29	34	32	134	Over
10/24/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	39	28	36	12	115	Over
10/24/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	29	14	35	106	Over
04/07/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	22	25	39	121	Over
04/07/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	30	34	33	30	127	Over
03/14/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	40	35	46	28	149	Over
03/14/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	32	41	33	33	139	Over
11/18/21	San Antonio Spurs SAS	20	33	25	12	90	Under
11/18/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	34	32	27	22	115	Under

Timberwolves Vs Over/Under

Spurs Vs Over/Under

Timberwolves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/01	@ DEN	119-116W	38	34	16	83
10/29	@ DAL	114-120L	42	33	20	77
10/26	@ TOR	112-101W	41	29	13	83
10/24	vs SAC	117-115W	42	24	16	86
10/22	vs LAL	103-110L	47	17	15	85
05/28	vs DAL	105-100W	40	23	14	74
04/12	@ ATL	109-106W	44	29	14	79
04/10	vs DEN	107-116L	35	23	9	82
04/09	@ WAS	130-121W	44	30	8	90
04/07	vs LAL	127-117W	46	29	14	97

Spurs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/31	vs UTA	106-88W	42	25	11	92
10/30	vs OKL	93-105L	52	22	22	85
10/28	@ HOU	101-106L	49	22	17	87
10/26	@ HOU	109-106W	49	23	17	79
10/24	vs DAL	109-120L	52	30	19	86
04/12	@ DEN	121-120W	49	31	18	85
04/10	vs OKL	89-127L	47	24	15	96
04/09	vs MEM	102-87W	51	30	16	87
04/07	@ PHI	126-133L	59	31	25	98
04/05	vs NOP	111-109W	34	34	16	83

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	28.0	21.2	27.9	100%	28.3
Anthony Edwards SG	46.0	46.0	45.5	100%	45.9
Rudy Gobert C	34.0	31.6	34.2	100%	34.5
Jaden McDaniels SF	22.0	17.6	21.2	100%	21.6
Julius Randle PF	41.0	40.8	43.4	100%	42.6

San Antonio Spurs	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Harrison Barnes SF	22.0	18.3	18.9	100%	19.2
Julian Champagnie SG	20.0	20.9	18.7	100%	19.1
Chris Paul PG	30.0	30.4	27.2	37%	31.1
Jeremy Sochan PF	36.0	34.0	27.3	100%	27.8
Victor Wembanyama C	53.0	43.6	53.5	100%	53.8

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Spurs Notable Injuries

Tre Jones (PG): Avg: 10.0pts, 3.7reb, 6.3ast, 27.8 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 4.8
Sidy Cissoko (SG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.3reb, 0.6ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 10/31/24. Impact: 1.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Naz Reid	MIN	Pts	10.5	14.0	+3.5	80%	80%	67%	67%	SAS	-1.5	#6
Jaden McDaniels	MIN	Pts	8.5	11.5	+3.0	60%	70%	73%	73%	SAS	-1.5	#6
Jeremy Sochan	SAS	Reb	7.5	8.4	+0.9	60%	60%	53%	53%	MIN	-0.8	#4
Chris Paul	SAS	Reb	3.5	4.2	+0.7	60%	60%	53%	53%	MIN	+1.4	#29
Stephon Castle	SAS	Ast	2.5	3.9	+1.4	60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	MIN	-0.6	#9
Keldon Johnson	SAS	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	40%	40%	40%	40%	MIN	-0.3	#9
Harrison Barnes	SAS	3Pt	0.5	1.9	+1.4	60%	60%	67%	67%	MIN	-0.6	#6

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Timberwolves Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#13	#21	#22	4.2%
PF	#2	#4	#1	#1	-15.4%
PG	#4	#29	#9	#7	-5.3%
SF	#19	#10	#4	#7	-5.0%
SG	#4	#5	#9	#1	-9.8%

Spurs Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#18	#29	#27	7.8%
PF	#6	#17	#5	#7	-4.1%
PG	#18	#16	#3	#22	4.1%
SF	#1	#25	#15	#3	-12.1%
SG	#28	#25	#23	#28	7.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.0

110.3

Rebounds per Game

43.1

45.7

Assists per Game

27.3

29.8

Steals per Game

8.2

7.1

Blocks per Game

6.1

6.8

Shots per Game

86.4

89.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.7

12.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.1

53.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

34.9

Turnovers per Game

12.2

15.4

Fouls per Game

18.5

15.9

Recent Trends

Malaki Branham (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.9% to 17.7, 13.2 min average previous 3 games.
Zach Collins (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.0% to 12.1, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.