Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10) will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) on Monday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 116-101 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 17 while the Thunder totaled 17 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 24 tries. In addition, Oklahoma City pulled down 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Oklahoma City earned 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 37 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 54 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 20 of their 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (42 out of 99) and knocked down 12 of their 46 shots from distance.

Naz Reid is one player who was a major factor in this contest. Reid finished the game at 61.1% from the field and also earned 7 dimes. He played 38 mins played and totaled 14 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a record of 31-25 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 44.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,416 dimes on the campaign, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Timberwolves are shooting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (831 of 2,203) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per game (20th in basketball) while going 46.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,365 surrendered this year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (2,243 of 4,920) and they relinquish 42.9 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.1).

When they last played, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 116-101 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Thunder earned 37 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma City buried 7 of 29 attempts (24.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder finished shooting 37 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 42.0%. The Thunder permitted the Timberwolves to make 42 of their 99 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% for this contest. They went 26.1% from distance by shooting 12 out of 46 and finished the contest at 20 out of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). Regarding rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Minnesota to collect 54 in total (20 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder in this game. Gilgeous-Alexander racked up 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 9 assists for this contest. He converted 6 out of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 44-10 so far this year. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 9th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has accounted for 6,363 pts for the year (117.8 per game) and they average 44.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.1 times per contest (15th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. The Thunder have committed 20.4 fouls every game while shooting 82.2% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 33.0% on shots from distance (680 of 2,062) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.2 assists and 45.5 rebounds per game, which is 4th and 23rd in the NBA. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 1st in basketball in points allowed per game with 104.9. They are able to force 18.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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