Minnesota Timberwolves 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Between 2005 through 2021, the Minnesota Timberwolves made the NBA Playoffs only once. However, the Timberwolves are coming off their fourth consecutive playoff campaign in 2024-25. Head coach Chris Finch has proven to be a perfect fit and a resourceful leader. This year, Finch capably found workarounds for the loss of Karl Anthony Towns, who was a key factor in Minnesota's ability to reach the playoffs and the 2024 Western Conference Finals. Now, it's the Minnesota show featuring Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle.
In the 2025 Western Conference Finals, Minnesota ended a surprisingly successful season, losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves' final regular season record was 49-33 straight up, 39-42-1 against the spread, and 45-37 over/under the total. Minnesota was 6th in the Western Conference playoff standings, 19 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Minnesota's NBA metrics were 11th for scoring offense, 16th for field goal percentage, 4th for 3-point field goal percentage, 10th for free throw percentage, and 14th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Timberwolves' metrics were 6th for scoring defense, 7th for field goal percentage allowed, 6th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 8th for defensive rebounding percentage.
Previously, the Timberwolves were often a good betting value compared to other NBA teams. However, without Karl Anthony Towns, the Wolves were in the red and no longer trusted by gamblers.
Key Players
In 2024-25, SG Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 27.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Edwards was the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Georgia. He is a 3-time NBA All-Star, including this year. Edwards has averaged 21 or more points per game in the past three seasons. Last year in the playoffs, Edwards averaged 27.6 points per game.
F/C Julius Randle was the 7th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft out of Kentucky by the Los Angeles Lakers. He arrived in a trade from the New York Knicks for this season. Randle is a 3-time NBA All-Star. This season, he averaged 18.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Of course, a big loss in the Minnesota lineup was C Karl Anthony Towns, who averaged 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest last year. In the playoffs, he had 19.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest. Minnesota has failed to fill that void, and it's destroyed its wagering value. Additionally, the Wolves barely avoided the play-in round this year without Towns.
Head Coach
Head coach Chris Finch has transformed the Wolves into a credible franchise. Before taking over in 2021, Finch was an NBA assistant for several teams from 2011 to 2021. Finch has a career record of 209-160 in the regular season and 12-15 in the playoffs.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
3rd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Thunder) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
56 |
26 |
3rd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Mavericks) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
42 |
40 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
46 |
36 |
3rd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Grizzlies) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
23 |
49 |
4th, Northwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
64 |
19 |
45 |
5th, Northwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
36 |
46 |
5th, Northwest |
Did Not Qualify |
Minnesota Timberwolves History
The worst historical franchise in the current NBA is the Minnesota Timberwolves. They are the one franchise with an all-time win/loss record under .400, and they have been in the league for over three decades.
Minnesota was a feared team in the Kevin Garnett era, as they made the NBA Playoffs every year from 1997 through 2004. Head coach Flip Saunders and Garnett proved to be a strong tandem that made it to the 2004 Western Conference Finals, but that has proved to be the peak for the franchise. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for seven straight seasons before that lone breakthrough.
Since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves have only been to the postseason twice. They have been dreadful most years and haven’t won more than 47 games in a season in that stretch. However, they doubled their wins from 2020-21 to 2021-22 and may finally be ready to compete again.
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