Head coach Chris Finch has proven to be a perfect NBA betting fit and a resourceful leader. Now, Finch has capably found workarounds for the loss of Karl Anthony Towns. Correlate Towns was a key factor in Minnesota’s reaching the playoffs and the 2024 Western Conference Finals. In turn, it is the Minnesota show of Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle. 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.
2025 NBA Playoffs First Round Preview: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 10 p.m. ET. |
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| Location: | crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA |
| TV Coverage: | TNT |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | +5½ -111 | 210½ -105 | +210 |  |
| Los Angeles Lakers | -5½ -109 | 210½ -115 | -250 | |
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Minnesota Timberwolves Series Schedule
- Game 2: Timberwolves at Lakers | Tuesday, April 22, 10 p.m. | TNT
- Game 3: Lakers at Timberwolves | Friday, April 25, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 4: Lakers at Timberwolves | Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
- Game 5: Timberwolves at Lakers | Wednesday, April 30, TBD | TBD*
- Game 6: Lakers at Timberwolves | Friday, May 2, TBD | TBD*
- Game 7: Timberwolves at Lakers | Sunday, May 4, TBD | TBD*
Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach
Head coach Chris Finch has transformed the Wolves into a credible online betting 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.
Minnesota Timberwolves Key Players
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.
In 2024-25, SG Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 27.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Initially, 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. Also, Randle is a 3-time NBA All-Star. This season, he averaged 18.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Minnesota Timberwolves Record, Metrics & History
In sum, 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. While on defense, the Timberwolves’ metrics were 6th for scoring defense, 7th for field goal percentage permitted, 6th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 8th for defensive rebounding.
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ final regular season record was 49-33 straight up, 39-42-1 against the spread, and 45-37 over/under the NBA betting total. As a result, Minnesota was 6th in the Western Conference playoff standings, 19 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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.