Timberwolves vs Clippers Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA Game

Farmer's Prediction: Timberwolves' defense continues to lag.

Douglas Farmer - Betting Analyst at Covers
Douglas Farmer • Betting Analyst
Feb 26, 2026 • 13:56 ET • 4 min read

NBA

Match starts: 6 hrs
MIN
63 %
LAC
37 %
EXPERT PICK - TOTAL
o225.5 (-110)
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Photo By - Reuters Connect. Anthony Edwards pulls up against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Clippers stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves a couple weeks ago. Minnesota needs to exact revenge tonight to keep pace amid the Western Conference seeding chase, but its focus has not exactly been distinct of late.

My Timberwolves vs. Clippers predictions and these NBA picks will continue to doubt Minnesota’s focus on Thursday, February 26.

Timberwolves vs Clippers prediction

Timberwolves vs Clippers best bet: Over 225.5 (-110)

Even when the Minnesota Timberwolves should restore attention to detail, their defense remains lacking.

Coming off two disappointing results in a row, the Timberwolves should have zeroed in on both ends of the floor on Tuesday at Portland. Instead, that game cleared its total by 10.5 points, even with Minnesota controlling much of the game.

This current era of “Wolves Back” began with thriving defense, but Minnesota has very much become an offense-driven contender this year, for better or for worse. As the Los Angeles Clippers’ defense has also waned of late, tonight should easily clear this total.

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Timberwolves vs Clippers same-game parlay

Kawhi Leonard went off for 41 points at Minnesota earlier this month. Undoubtedly, the Timberwolves have that film burned into their brains. Slowing down Leonard should help Minnesota snag a needed win.

Timberwolves vs Clippers SGP

  • Over 225.5
  • Kawhi Leonard Under 28.5 points
  • Timberwolves moneyline

Our "from downtown" SGP: Ant's MVP Campaign

As MVP odds have reshuffled in the last week due to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s continued injury absence, Anthony Edwards’ name has not risen up the board. He may take that personally, especially as he has scored 30 or more points in seven of his last 10 games.

Timberwolves vs Clippers SGP

  • Over 225.5
  • Kawhi Leonard Under 28.5 points
  • Anthony Edwards Over 28.5 points
  • Timberwolves -5.5

Timberwolves vs Clippers odds

  • Spread: Timberwolves -5.5 | Clippers +5.5
  • Moneyline: Timberwolves -210 | Clippers +175
  • Over/Under: Over 225.5 | Under 225.5

Timberwolves vs Clippers betting trend to know

The Timberwolves have won five of their last six against the Clippers, including two road games. Find more NBA betting trends for Timberwolves vs. Clippers.

How to watch Timberwolves vs Clippers

Location Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Date Thursday, February 26, 2026
Tip-off 10:00 p.m. ET
TV Prime Video

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Douglas Farmer
Betting Analyst

Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds.

In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets.

While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.

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