Timberwolves vs Spurs Game Breakdown

Get ready to howl and spur your spirits as the NBA playoffs heat up with a showdown in San Antonio tonight! The Minnesota Timberwolves, fresh off a solid win against the Lakers, are packing their winter fur to tangle with the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center at 8 PM EST. Both teams are neck-and-neck in the Western Conference standings, and with the playoff air getting thicker, every dribble and dunk counts more than ever. With the over/under tantalizingly set at 215 and the Timberwolves favored to edge out by just 4 points, the stakes are sky-high. The Spurs, riding the high from a nail-biter win against Portland, are ready to defend their turf. As the ball gets rolling, expect a full-court press of excitement—after all, when Wolves and Spurs collide, you’re in for a howling good showdown that’s anything but tame!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 15, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	SAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+155	214.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-195	+165	215.0	-5.0/5.0
Difference	-15	+10	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

31W-21L

66.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

19W-33L

33.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/02/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	32	25	25	21	103	Over
11/02/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	32	30	33	18	113	Over
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
12/13	@ LAL	97-87W	48	18	13	87
12/08	vs GSW	106-114L	39	22	14	79
12/06	vs GSW	107-90W	48	32	17	88
12/04	vs LAC	108-80W	50	31	14	85
12/02	@ LAL	109-80W	43	31	15	81
11/29	@ LAC	93-92W	49	25	21	75
11/26	@ HOU	111-117L	52	21	17	98
11/24	vs BOS	105-107L	49	19	8	88
11/21	vs TOR	105-110L	40	16	17	80
11/17	@ PHX	120-117W	32	27	14	80

Spurs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	vs POR	118-116W	41	32	14	85
12/08	@ NOP	121-116W	55	27	13	93
12/06	@ SAC	113-140L	42	28	14	91
12/05	@ CHI	124-139L	41	26	10	95
12/03	vs PHX	93-104L	53	26	14	100
12/01	vs SAC	127-125W	38	32	15	82
11/26	vs UTA	128-115W	39	30	10	93
11/23	@ GSW	104-94W	48	29	8	85
11/21	@ UTA	126-118W	51	32	11	88
11/19	@ OKL	110-104W	46	32	21	83

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	26.0	22.4	25.5	100%	25.9
Anthony Edwards SG	46.0	39.1	44.5	100%	44.8
Rudy Gobert C	36.0	33.3	30.7	100%	31.1
Jaden McDaniels SF	23.0	22.4	23.3	100%	23.6
Julius Randle PF	39.0	34.6	38.3	100%	37.6

San Antonio Spurs	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Harrison Barnes PF	20.0	14.7	19.3	100%	19.7
Stephon Castle SG	28.0	26.1	24.0	76%	27.4
Julian Champagnie SF	27.0	26.1	24.6	100%	25.0
Chris Paul PG	32.0	30.8	29.1	80%	30.3
Victor Wembanyama C	54.0	54.8	53.9	100%	54.2

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Luka Garza (C): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.1reb, 0.1ast, 4.7 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 1.0
Terrence Shannon Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.2reb, 0.8ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.6
Daishen Nix (PG): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.6
PJ Dozier (PF): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.8reb, 1.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.9

Spurs Notable Injuries

Keldon Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.0pts, 5.5reb, 2.5ast, 28.5 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 4.2
Zach Collins (C): Avg: 9.7pts, 4.8reb, 2.5ast, 20.1 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.1
Sidy Cissoko (SG): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.3reb, 0.5ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 0.8

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
Rudy Gobert	MIN	Pts	10.5	13.1	+2.6	60%	50%	47%	47%	SAS	+0.7	#21
Harrison Barnes	SAS	Pts	9.5	11.7	+2.2	40%	50%	53%	53%	MIN	-2.3	#5
Julius Randle	MIN	Reb	6.5	7.7	+1.2	40%	40%	33%	33%	SAS	+0.6	#25
Victor Wembanyama	SAS	Ast	3.5	4.1	+0.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	MIN	+0.7	#27
Naz Reid	MIN	3Pt	1.5	2.0	+0.5	40%	30%	53%	53%	SAS	-0.4	#6

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Timberwolves Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#4	#27	#16	1.3%
PF	#1	#2	#4	#1	-16.1%
PG	#15	#29	#2	#14	-0.6%
SF	#5	#3	#3	#5	-11.0%
SG	#7	#6	#3	#2	-8.9%

Spurs Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#16	#30	#22	3.9%
PF	#10	#25	#17	#14	0.5%
PG	#8	#16	#5	#6	-7.4%
SF	#1	#25	#7	#3	-14.0%
SG	#29	#24	#22	#29	9.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.7

111.6

Rebounds per Game

42.9

45.6

Assists per Game

26.2

28.9

Steals per Game

9.1

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.0

6.5

Shots per Game

84.9

88.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.4

13.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.6

54.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.0

34.6

Turnovers per Game

14.2

15.0

Fouls per Game

18.4

16.7

Recent Trends

Harrison Barnes (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 31.0, 23.8 min average previous 3 games.
David Duke Jr. (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.7% to 11.5, 16.9 min average previous 3 games.
Jaden McDaniels (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.0% to 34.0, 23.8 min average previous 3 games.