Minnesota Timberwolves 2025-26 Season Preview, Betting Odds

Consecutive trips to the Western Conference finals for the Minnesota Timberwolves resulted in identical 4-1 exits, making it three tries in franchise history which ultimately came up short. That's the most by any team in NBA history without a Finals appearance, and a trend Minnesota is coming closer and closer to breaking.

In this 2025-26 season preview, we'll look at all important betting odds pertaining to the Timberwolves as they try to get over the hump and reach the first-ever Finals in their existence.

(Betting odds will be updated up until the start of the regular season. Be sure to check in regularly for any changes to numbers and picks)

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 NBA Draft

Selected Joan Beringer (France) No. 17 overall
Selected Rocco Zikarsky (Australia) No. 45 overall

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Re-Signings

Joe Ingles agrees to one-year, $3.6-million contract
Julius Randle agrees to three-year, $100-million contract
Naz Reid agrees to five-year, $125-million contract

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Additions

Johnny Juzang agrees to one-year contract

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Departures

Nickeil Alexander-Walker agrees to four-year, $62-million contract with Atlanta Hawks (sign-and-trade)
Luka Garza agrees to two-year, $5.5-million contract with Boston Celtics
Josh Minott agrees to two-year, $5-million contract with Boston Celtics

Minnesota Timberwolves 2026 NBA Championship, Western Conference, Northwest Division Betting Odds

Team	NBA Finals Odds	Western Conference Odds	Northwest Division Odds
Minnesota Timberwolves	+1500	+950	+1200

Best Bet: Minnesota Timberwolves to win Western conference championship, +1200

Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride. The Timberwolves have dropped a combined five games across the first two rounds of the last two postseasons, including 4-1 series wins over the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in 2025, along with a miraculous Game 7 comeback over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets in 2024. Then Minnesota comes to within four wins of a Finals berth and it all falls apart, losing out to the Dallas Mavericks and eventual 2025 champion Oklahoma City Thunder in rather convincing fashion.

Moving Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Atlanta Hawks stings after he put forth some memorable performances versus Oklahoma City, but head coach Chris Finch still has a pair of Sixth Man of the Year candidates at his disposal in Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo. A 25-year-old Terrence Shannon Jr. and 20-year-old Rob Dillingham are more than willing to soak up minutes created by NAW's departure, as well, but we'll see if they're up to the task.

Locking up Reid and Julius Randle to new deals keeps the Timberwolves' core group intact, and familiarity/consistency can often be overlooked when determining which teams have what it takes to reach the mountaintop. The brick wall known as the Thunder still impedes their path, but no defending champion has gone beyond the second round the following year since 2020, and that creates enough upside to envision Minnesota cashing in on this prop.

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025-26 NBA Win Total, Make Playoffs Odds

Team	Win Total	OVER	UNDER	Odds To Make Playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves	49.5	-105	-115	-670

Best Bet: UNDER 49.5 wins, -120

The Timberwolves' 49-33 record in 2024-25 was their second-best record since 2024 and the fifth-best in their history, but it was seven fewer wins than the year prior. It also took a 17-4 finish to the campaign for them to secure the No. 6 seed in the West and avoid the play-in tournament entirely, but of those 17 victories, 13 of them came by double digits. It wasn't just a lucky surge, but more so showcase of the threat Minnesota could still be regardless of who they paired off with in the bracket.

The West is getting better and deeper as time goes on, and the difference between the No. 2 and No. 8 spots was a measly four games already. Competition is fierce, and that aforementioned hot streak still resulted in an UNDER on 49.5 wins.

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Minnesota Timberwolves 2025-26 NBA Awards Odds

Name	MVP	Defensive	Rookie	Most Improved	Sixth Man	Clutch	Finals MVP	Coach
Anthony Edwards	+2500					+900	+2500
Julius Randle	+100000					+25000	+10000
Rudy Gobert		+10000
Jaden McDaniels		+20000		+15000
Joan Beringer			+25000
Terrence Shannon Jr.				+6000	+6000
Rob Dillingham				+20000
Naz Reid				+35000	+1000
Donte DiVincenzo					+6000
Chris Finch								+3500

Best Bet: Anthony Edwards for NBA Clutch Player of the year, +900

Anthony Edwards garnered a pair of first-place votes for 2025 Clutch Player of the Year, but finished well behind Nikola Jokic and eventual winner Jalen Brunson in the tally. This came despite the fact that Edwards led all players in total points scored in clutch moments (final five minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime when the score is within five points or less) with 157, along with 21 made 3-pointers (first) and 45 rebounds (fourth).

This award is entering its fourth year of existence, and no one has yet to win multiple times. Surprisingly, Edwards was the first player to top the league in clutch scoring and not end up with this hardware. Barring an injury or the three-time All-Star falling off the face of the planet, he should once again be near the top in this category, and voters may look to make right on his recent snub.