San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 14 Dec 2013

Tip-off: 01:30

Final 117-110

27-30 35-24 18-35 37-21

Position#1

Record17-4

FormLWLWW

Points / game102.9

Allowed / game92.8

San Antonio Spurs 🏆

Minnesota Timberwolves

Position#17

Record11-11

FormWLLWW

Points / game105.5

Allowed / game101.4

NBA

NBA2013-14

Meetings · San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

San Antonio Spurs winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Minnesota Timberwolves winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

San Antonio Spurs USA

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Memphis Grizzlies

102-86

102

+16

A23/11

NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers

#22

126-96

126

+30

H24/11

NBA

New Orleans Pelicans

#21

112-93

112

+19

H26/11

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

88-94

-6

A28/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#28

109-91

109

+18

A30/11

NBA

Houston Rockets

106-112

106

112

-6

H01/12

NBA

Atlanta Hawks

#18

102-100

102

100

H03/12

NBA

Indiana Pacers

100-111

100

111

-11

H08/12

NBA

Toronto Raptors

#12

116-103

116

103

+13

A11/12

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks

#30

109-77

109

+32

A12/12

NBA

26-21

25-16

20-28

31-21

30-21

35-11

31-35

30-29

27-24

30-16

34-25

21-28

21-19

25-24

15-25

27-26

29-24

34-21

18-25

28-21

24-30

22-27

34-26

26-29

25-23

25-26

23-22

29-29

28-20

20-32

17-35

35-24

24-36

35-17

30-21

27-29

32-16

31-24

29-14

17-23

203.3Avg total

107.0Scored

96.3Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (21)	102.9	92.8	195.7	+10.0	81%
Season at home (10)	101.8	94.8	196.6	+7.0	80%
Season away (11)	103.8	91.0	194.8	+12.8	82%
Last 10 (10)	107.0	96.3	203.3	+10.7	70%
Last 5 (5)	106.6	100.6	207.2	+6.0	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	95.9	94.8	190.8	+1.1	50%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	105.0	92.7	197.7	+12.3	89%

This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Minnesota Timberwolves USA

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Los Angeles Clippers

98-102

102

-4

H21/11

NBA

Brooklyn Nets

#15

111-81

111

+30

H23/11

NBA

Houston Rockets

101-112

101

112

-11

A24/11

NBA

Indiana Pacers

84-98

-14

A26/11

NBA

Denver Nuggets

#20

110-117

110

117

-7

H28/11

NBA

Dallas Mavericks

#11

112-106

112

106

A01/12

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

103-113

103

113

-10

A02/12

NBA

Miami Heat

82-103

103

-21

H08/12

NBA

Detroit Pistons

#23

121-94

121

+27

A11/12

NBA

Philadelphia 76ers

#29

106-99

106

H12/12

NBA

24-24

22-22

21-25

31-31

30-14

27-23

33-21

21-23

18-25

24-30

32-27

27-30

24-28

22-20

22-25

16-25

27-28

28-36

28-26

27-27

29-24

25-23

30-30

28-29

32-26

26-29

25-23

20-35

25-24

17-31

18-21

22-27

33-32

31-19

32-26

25-17

20-39

28-22

30-20

28-18

205.3Avg total

102.8Scored

102.5Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (22)	105.5	101.4	206.9	+4.1	50%
Season at home (11)	106.0	99.5	205.5	+6.5	64%
Season away (11)	105.0	103.3	208.3	+1.7	36%
Last 10 (10)	102.8	102.5	205.3	+0.3	40%
Last 5 (5)	104.8	103.0	207.8	+1.8	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	101.5	103.0	204.5	-1.5	50%
vs Similar (18)	99.2	101.5	200.7	-2.3	33%
vs Weaker (10)	111.0	100.1	211.1	+10.9	70%

This opponent (San Antonio Spurs) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves

Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.

Bets by quarter and half · pick a period

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	24.4	22.3	46.7	+2.1	53%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	25.9	22.2	48.2	+3.7	69%	-
Last 30 away (17)	23.3	22.4	45.6	+0.9	41%	-
Last 10 (10)	26.6	23.4	50.0	+3.2	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.6	25.0	51.6	+1.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	23.1	22.6	45.7	+0.5	42%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	25.3	22.1	47.4	+3.2	61%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	28.4	25.6	54.0	+2.8	60%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	28.1	24.7	52.8	+3.5	67%	-
Last 30 away (15)	28.7	26.6	55.3	+2.1	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	26.2	26.4	52.6	-0.2	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	27.8	29.0	56.8	-1.2	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	25.0	25.0	50.0	+0.0	50%	-
vs Similar (18)	27.5	23.8	51.3	+3.7	67%	-
vs Weaker (10)	30.7	29.1	59.8	+1.6	50%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.6	22.5	48.1	+3.1	57%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	25.2	22.2	47.5	+3.0	54%	-
Last 30 away (17)	25.9	22.6	48.5	+3.2	59%	-
Last 10 (10)	28.2	21.4	49.6	+6.8	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.6	25.2	51.8	+1.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	23.9	23.4	47.3	+0.5	42%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	26.7	21.8	48.6	+4.9	67%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.5	26.4	51.9	-0.9	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	24.8	26.0	50.8	-1.2	33%	-
Last 30 away (15)	26.3	26.8	53.1	-0.5	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	25.0	25.5	50.5	-0.5	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	25.4	24.8	50.2	+0.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	26.0	34.5	60.5	-8.5	0%	-
vs Similar (18)	25.2	26.5	51.7	-1.3	33%	-
vs Weaker (10)	26.0	24.6	50.6	+1.4	50%	-

San Antonio SpursLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Memphis Grizzlies

51-37

+14

A23/11

NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers

#22

65-32

+33

H24/11

NBA

New Orleans Pelicans

#21

57-40

+17

H26/11

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

46-43

A28/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#28

63-45

+18

A30/11

NBA

Houston Rockets

46-57

-11

H01/12

NBA

Atlanta Hawks

#18

50-49

H03/12

NBA

Indiana Pacers

48-52

-4

H08/12

NBA

Toronto Raptors

#12

59-53

A11/12

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks

#30

63-40

+23

A12/12

NBA

99.6Avg total

54.8Scored

44.8Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	50.0	44.8	94.8	+5.3	57%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	51.2	44.5	95.6	+6.7	62%	-
Last 30 away (17)	49.2	45.0	94.2	+4.2	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	54.8	44.8	99.6	+10.0	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	53.2	50.2	103.4	+3.0	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	47.0	46.0	93.0	+1.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	52.1	43.9	96.0	+8.1	61%	-

This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Los Angeles Clippers

46-46

H21/11

NBA

Brooklyn Nets

#15

57-37

+20

H23/11

NBA

Houston Rockets

42-55

-13

A24/11

NBA

Indiana Pacers

46-48

-2

A26/11

NBA

Denver Nuggets

#20

55-64

-9

H28/11

NBA

Dallas Mavericks

#11

54-47

A01/12

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

58-55

A02/12

NBA

Miami Heat

42-55

-13

H08/12

NBA

Detroit Pistons

#23

64-51

+13

A11/12

NBA

Philadelphia 76ers

#29

48-61

-13

H12/12

NBA

103.1Avg total

51.2Scored

51.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	53.9	52.0	106.0	+1.9	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	52.9	50.7	103.6	+2.3	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	54.9	53.4	108.3	+1.5	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	51.2	51.9	103.1	-0.7	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	53.2	53.8	107.0	-0.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	51.0	59.5	110.5	-8.5	0%	-
vs Similar (18)	52.7	50.3	103.0	+2.4	50%	-
vs Weaker (10)	56.7	53.7	110.4	+3.0	60%	-

This opponent (San Antonio Spurs) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge

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3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.2	24.0	49.2	+1.2	60%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	26.2	25.2	51.3	+1.0	69%	-
Last 30 away (17)	24.5	23.1	47.6	+1.4	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	25.1	25.6	50.7	-0.5	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.6	23.6	50.2	+3.0	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	24.8	24.0	48.8	+0.8	58%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	25.4	24.0	49.4	+1.4	61%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.8	25.2	50.9	+0.6	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	26.9	23.7	50.5	+3.2	53%	-
Last 30 away (15)	24.7	26.7	51.3	-2.0	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	27.1	24.4	51.5	+2.7	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	27.0	24.0	51.0	+3.0	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	25.0	22.5	47.5	+2.5	50%	-
vs Similar (18)	24.4	25.7	50.1	-1.2	28%	-
vs Weaker (10)	28.3	24.8	53.1	+3.5	70%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.4	24.3	49.7	+1.1	53%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	25.6	25.6	51.2	+0.0	38%	-
Last 30 away (17)	25.2	23.3	48.5	+1.9	65%	-
Last 10 (10)	27.1	25.9	53.0	+1.2	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.8	26.8	53.6	+0.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	22.2	23.6	45.8	-1.4	42%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	27.5	24.8	52.3	+2.7	61%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	23.0	23.5	46.5	-0.5	33%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	22.5	23.5	46.0	-1.1	27%	-
Last 30 away (15)	23.5	23.5	47.1	+0.0	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	24.5	26.2	50.7	-1.7	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.6	25.2	49.8	-0.6	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	25.5	21.0	46.5	+4.5	50%	-
vs Similar (18)	22.0	25.6	47.6	-3.6	17%	-
vs Weaker (10)	24.3	20.4	44.7	+3.9	60%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	50.6	48.3	98.9	+2.3	67%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	51.8	50.8	102.5	+1.0	62%	-
Last 30 away (17)	49.6	46.4	96.1	+3.2	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	52.2	51.5	103.7	+0.7	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	53.4	50.4	103.8	+3.0	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (12)	47.0	47.6	94.6	-0.6	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	52.9	48.8	101.7	+4.2	78%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	48.8	48.7	97.5	+0.1	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	49.3	47.2	96.5	+2.1	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	48.2	50.2	98.4	-2.0	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	51.6	50.6	102.2	+1.0	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	51.6	49.2	100.8	+2.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)	50.5	43.5	94.0	+7.0	50%	-
vs Similar (18)	46.4	51.2	97.7	-4.8	17%	-
vs Weaker (10)	52.6	45.2	97.8	+7.4	80%	-

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record

San Antonio Spurs wins

Minnesota Timberwolves wins

Date	Game	Score
18/04/13	San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves	95-108
13/03/13	Minnesota Timberwolves v San Antonio Spurs	107-83
07/02/13	Minnesota Timberwolves v San Antonio Spurs	94-104
14/01/13	San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves	106-88
22/03/12	San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves	116-100
28/01/12	Minnesota Timberwolves v San Antonio Spurs	87-79
03/01/12	Minnesota Timberwolves v San Antonio Spurs	106-96
12/01/11	Minnesota Timberwolves v San Antonio Spurs	96-107
10/01/11	San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves	94-91
04/12/10	San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves	107-101

San Antonio Spurslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
12/12/13	A	Milwaukee Bucks	109-77
11/12/13	A	Toronto Raptors	116-103
08/12/13	H	Indiana Pacers	100-111
03/12/13	H	Atlanta Hawks	102-100
01/12/13	H	Houston Rockets	106-112
30/11/13	A	Orlando Magic	109-91
28/11/13	A	Oklahoma City Thunder	88-94
26/11/13	H	New Orleans Pelicans	112-93
24/11/13	H	Cleveland Cavaliers	126-96
23/11/13	A	Memphis Grizzlies	102-86

Minnesota Timberwolveslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
12/12/13	H	Philadelphia 76ers	106-99
11/12/13	A	Detroit Pistons	121-94
08/12/13	H	Miami Heat	82-103
02/12/13	A	Oklahoma City Thunder	103-113
01/12/13	A	Dallas Mavericks	112-106
28/11/13	H	Denver Nuggets	110-117
26/11/13	A	Indiana Pacers	84-98
24/11/13	A	Houston Rockets	101-112
23/11/13	H	Brooklyn Nets	111-81
21/11/13	H	Los Angeles Clippers	98-102

📊 11. Overall Statistics

San Antonio Spurs

NBA 2013-14

Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LWLWW	81%
Home	WWLWL	80%
Away	WLWWW	82%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	21	10	11
Win %	81%	80%	82%
Points / game	102.9	101.8	103.8
Allowed / game	92.8	94.8	91.0
Point differential	+10.0	+7.0	+12.8
Avg total	195.7	196.6	194.8
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	48%	40%	55%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	100% (3)	100% (3)	-
Overtime %	0%	0%	0%

Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA 2013-14

Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WLLWW	50%
Home	LWLLW	64%
Away	LLWLW	36%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	22	11	11
Win %	50%	64%	36%
Points / game	105.5	106.0	105.0
Allowed / game	101.4	99.5	103.3
Point differential	+4.1	+6.5	+1.7
Avg total	206.9	205.5	208.3
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	27%	36%	18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	17% (6)	50% (2)	0% (4)
Overtime %	5%	9%	0%

This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Indiana Pacers	23	20	3	87%	97.8	89.5	+8.3
2	Portland Trail Blazers	23	19	4	83%	106.4	100.1	+6.3
3	Oklahoma City Thunder	22	18	4	82%	105.9	98.7	+7.1
4	San Antonio Spurs	21	17	4	81%	102.9	92.8	+10.0
5	Miami Heat	22	16	6	73%	102.6	95.6	+7.0
6	Houston Rockets	23	15	8	65%	107.3	101.6	+5.7
7	Los Angeles Clippers	24	15	9	62%	103.3	99.2	+4.0
8	Denver Nuggets	21	13	8	62%	102.6	100.0	+2.6
9	Phoenix Suns	21	12	9	57%	101.8	99.9	+1.9
10	Golden State Warriors	23	13	10	57%	102.7	99.6	+3.1
11	Dallas Mavericks	23	13	10	57%	103.0	102.0	+1.0
12	New Orleans Pelicans	21	11	10	52%	103.4	102.1	+1.3
13	Atlanta Hawks	23	12	11	52%	99.3	99.1	+0.2
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	22	11	11	50%	105.5	101.4	+4.1
15	Detroit Pistons	24	11	13	46%	99.5	100.7	-1.1
16	Los Angeles Lakers	22	10	12	45%	101.1	104.3	-3.2
17	Memphis Grizzlies	22	10	12	45%	93.7	97.3	-3.5
18	Boston Celtics	25	11	14	44%	94.8	95.7	-1.0
19	Charlotte Hornets	23	10	13	43%	90.6	92.7	-2.1
20	Washington Wizards	21	9	12	43%	98.1	99.0	-0.9
21	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	9	13	41%	93.9	99.4	-5.5
22	Chicago Bulls	20	8	12	40%	92.3	92.7	-0.3
23	Toronto Raptors	21	8	13	38%	98.5	99.3	-0.9
24	Brooklyn Nets	23	8	15	35%	95.3	101.7	-6.3
25	Orlando Magic	23	7	16	30%	97.6	102.0	-4.4
26	Sacramento Kings	20	6	14	30%	98.8	101.8	-3.0
27	Philadelphia 76ers	24	7	17	29%	101.8	109.2	-7.5
28	New York Knicks	22	6	16	27%	93.4	97.4	-4.0
29	Milwaukee Bucks	22	5	17	23%	89.6	98.7	-9.1
30	Utah Jazz	24	5	19	21%	93.3	102.0	-8.7

Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
San Antonio Spurs	27	35	18	37	117
Minnesota Timberwolves	30	24	35	21	110

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San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves Result & Analysis

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🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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