Spurs vs. Timberwolves: 3 Best Bets
For the final time this season, the San Antonio Spurs will play the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Spurs have come up short in two of the games, but in the last outing, they beat Minnesota by a point.
The Wolves are the best team in the Western Conference and are looking to showcase their dominance before the playoffs. The Spurs are 1-11 since their last matchup with Minnesota, but get to return home from the nine-game Rodeo Road Trip after this matchup.
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The Spurs have a clean injury report featuring only Charles Bassey, who has been out for the season. The Wolves continue to be without Jaylen Clark, and Rudy Gobert is questionable.
Keep it posted for our best bets, powered by the lines at SI Sportsbook.
The Lines
Point spread: Timberwolves -13.5 (-110)/Spurs +13.5 (-110)
Money line: Timberwolves (-1205)/Spurs (+650)
Over/under: 225.5
Our Picks
Safe pick: Victor Wembanyama OVER 21.5 points (-133)
Victor Wembanyama seemingly gets better with each and every game, so his season average of 21.3 points against the Wolves will go up. He is averaging just a hair under 10 rebounds a game against Rudy Gobert, so clearly the physical defense doesn't get to him. Expect Wembanyama to hit his over.
Team pick: Spurs +13.5 (-110)
Yes, the Spurs have lost to Minnesota twice, but neither of those games were blowouts. Plus, they already beat the Wolves once this year. During the Rodeo Road Trip, the Spurs have only won a single game, but they have covered this spread in all of their last three games.
Parlay pick: Anthony Edwards OVER 27.5 points, Victor Wembanyama OVER 9.5 rebounds, Devin Vassell OVER 2.5 threes, UNDER 225.5 total points (+1450)
All of these bets have hit before. Edwards is averaging only 25.6 points against the Spurs this season but has been on a tear since the All-Star Break, Wembanyama is averaging 9.6 boards against Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Vassell is shooting over 50 percent against the Wolves, and two of the three matchups between these teams this season has hit the under. Expect an efficient offensive game and a gritty defensive game from both teams.
