Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/12/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Venue:  Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  FDSN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bucks +5.5, Timberwolves -5.5; Over/Under:  226 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bucks +5.5, Timberwolves -5.5; Over/Under:  226 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bucks +5.5, Timberwolves -5.5; Over/Under:  226 points

Milwaukee Bucks:  28-24 (3rd place, Central Division)

Minnesota Timberwolves:  30-24 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

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Milwaukee Bucks:  3-7 last 10

Minnesota Timberwolves:  8-2 last 10

The Bucks are entering this game with a 28-24 record overall this season and they are 10-15 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Golden State Warriors. Damian Lillard led the team in points in that game with 38 while Kyle Kuzma was next on the team with 21 points. Damian Lillard led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Taurean Prince led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 30.3% from 3-point range, and 73.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 113.1 PPG against them. The Bucks have an ATS record of 23-29-1 this season and their O/U record is 27-26.

The Timberwolves are entering this game with a 30-24 record overall this season and they are 15-12 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony Edwards led the team in points in that game with 44 while Rob Dillingham was next on the team with 13 points. Naz Reid led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Rudy Gobert led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 40% from the field, 30.8% from 3-point range, and 76.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.3 PPG against them. The Timberwolves have an ATS record of 23-30-1 this season and their O/U record is 29-25.

The current betting odds have the Timberwolves listed as a 5.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Timberwolves have looked good in their games this season with their 30-24 record overall which has them in the top half of the West. They have looked decent on their home court this year with their 15-12 home record, and right now they are in the first spot for the play-in tournament in the West, right on the cusp of a true playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Bucks have looked good in their games this season with their 28-24 record overall which has them in the top half of the East. They haven't been a good road team though with their 10-15 road record. They are coming off a bad home loss to the Warriors in their last one and they have looked terrible lately with their 3-7 record in their last 10 games. It doesn't help that they were missing their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo and he will likely miss this game too. The Timberwolves have looked a lot better in their games lately though and they will be making a push to climb the standings in the West and get into a true playoff spot. They are coming off a bad loss to the Cavaliers in their last one, but the Cavs also have one of the best records in the entire NBA as they lead the East. The Timberwolves will be looking to bounce back in a big way on their home court and they have been hot lately as they are 8-2 in their last 10 games. They can take advantage of the Bucks while they are banged up and haven't been playing well lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Timberwolves to cover the spread in this game. 

Bucks Timberwolves Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Timberwolves 121 Bucks 107.

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Milwaukee Bucks: 12-28 ATS as a road underdog. 19-29 ATS when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. 18-8 UNDER against Northwest division opponents. 24-16 UNDER as a road underdog. 

Minnesota Timberwolves: 29-22 ATS off a road loss. 36-26 ATS when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 22-13 UNDER s a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 

Milwaukee Bucks:  G. Antetokounmpo (PF) Out - Calf.

Minnesota Timberwolves:  M. Conley (PG) Day To Day - Finger. J. Randle (PF) Out - Groin. D. DiVincenzo (SG) Out - Toe.

"It's a tough one. Khris in a lot of ways is Milwaukee. Won a title and did so many good things. We will miss him. We'll not only just miss his basketball, but we'll miss his brain and we'll miss a lot of things that he brought to the table." - Doc Rivers on trading Khris Middleton for Kyle Kuzma.

"On the defensive end, I thought we were forcing some stops, but they got a lot of offensive rebounds. And this team, when you watch them and you study them, Cleveland that is, they usually beat teams with one big run, and they got that run in the first quarter right out of the gate." - Chris Finch after his team’s loss against the Cavaliers in their game on Monday.

PG Damian Lillard

SG Andre Jackson Jr. 

SF Taurean Prince

PF Kyle Kuzma

C Brook Lopez

PG Mike Conley

SG Anthony Edwards

SF Jaden McDaniels

PF Naz Reid

C Rudy Gobert

PPG: G. Antetokounmpo (31.8)

APG: D. Lillard (7.5)

Reb/G: G. Antetokounmpo (12.2)

PPG: A. Edwards (27.5)

APG: M. Conley (4.6)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (10.4)

Coaches:

Milwaukee Bucks: Doc Rivers (2nd season)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chris Finch (5th season)