The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the league’s best stories throughout the 2023-24 season. After a relatively disappointing season last year, it became quickly obvious to NBA fans that the Timberwolves were a different team this season. As the regular season nears its end, the Timberwolves are a single win away from its first 50-win season since the 2003-04 season.
As of Tuesday morning, the Timberwolves sit 3rd in the west standings, just 1.5 games back of the Denver Nuggets and .5 games back of the 2nd place Oklahoma City Thunder.
Interestingly, despite the close grouping at the top, sports bettors can get 10/1 odds on the Timberwolves to grab that one-seed away from the Nuggets and Thunder.
From DraftKings as of Tuesday, March 26, 2024:
- Denver Nuggets (-425)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (+475)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (+1000)
The Timberwolves have a number of winnable games down the final stretch of the season with games against the Pistons, Bulls, Raptors, Wizards and Hawks. But the T-Wolves also play the Suns twice, and even more interestingly, the Nuggets twice. These two head-to-head matchups against the Nuggets might determine how the west standings finally unfold. Note that the Nuggets have won 9 of their last 10 games.
NBA Championship Odds
If we consider the NBA Championship, the betting public isn’t putting much faith in the Timberwolves to go all the way. The Timberwolves currently are tied with the Mavericks with 8th shortest odds to win the NBA Championship at +3200.
These are the latest odds to win the NBA Championship via FanDuel:
- Celtics (+210)
- Nuggets (+310)
- Clippers (+550)
- Bucks (+750)
- Thunder (+1900)
- Suns (+2400)
- Knicks (+3000)
- Timberwolves (+3200)
- Mavericks (+3200)
It’s understandable to see certain teams like the Celtics, Nuggets, Bucks and Clippers near the top, but the Suns and Knicks are getting more love than the Timberwolves, as well. Possible value to be had here?