Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10) are hitting the road to Target Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25).

The Thunder faced the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 116-101 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 17 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 17 fouls. They converted 12 out of their 46 shots from long range. Minnesota finished 90.9% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 22 tries. In addition, Minnesota pulled down 54 boards (20 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Minnesota earned 28 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 42 of 99 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 49 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 20 of 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (37 of 88) and buried 7 out of their 29 shots from distance.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a contributor in this game. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 28.6% from the floor and earned 9 assists. He played for 34 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 6 out of 21 shooting.

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Oklahoma City enters this matchup with a record of 44-10 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,412 assists on the year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are shooting 35.9% on three-point shots (750 of 2,092) and 82.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.8 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 18.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (104.9). The Thunder defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.1% (1,986 of 4,609) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per contest as a group. They are 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,305 conceded this year.

When they last played, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 116-101 when they played the Thunder. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Oklahoma City to collect 49 in total (12 offensive). They shot 24.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 29 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to make 37 out of 88 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves finished shooting 42 for 99 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Minnesota made 12 of their 46 attempts (26.1%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.9%. The Thunder earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Timberwolves snagged 34 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 54 for the matchup.

Naz Reid was important for the Timberwolves in the game. He made 11 of 18 for the game for a rate of 61.1%, and added 14 rebounds. Reid accumulated 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and totaled 7 assists for this game.

Minnesota has a mark of 31-25 this year. The Timberwolves are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. Minnesota has accumulated 6,245 pts this season (111.5 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 19th in basketball.

The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 4th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 108.1. They are able to force 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (7th in the league). The Minnesota defense surrenders 34.7% on three-point shots (701 of 2,020) and their opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.4 dimes and 42.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 5th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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