The San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Playoff outing is set to tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 15, with the Spurs entering as 4.5-point favorites on the spread, via PrizePicks.
The Spurs are one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2017. After losing a five-point lead in the fourth quarter of Game 4, San Antonio blitzed the Timberwolves by 29 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.
A win on Friday would send the Spurs to Oklahoma City for a matchup of the teams with the top two records this season. The Timberwolves, meanwhile, are looking to send the series to a Game 7 and keep alive their hopes of a third straight Western Conference Finals appearance.
Below, we’ll break down our Spurs vs. Timberwolves prediction and picks for Friday’s Game 6, including the spread for PrizePicks.
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Spurs vs. Timberwolves Prediction, Spread, Over/Under for Game 6 – Friday, May 15
If anyone was looking for the difference in this series through five games, look no further than Games 4 and 5 and the status of Defensive Player of the Year, C Victor Wembanyama.
With Wembanyama ejected in the second quarter of Game 4, the Timberwolves won the rebounding battle 49-41. C Rudy Gobert dropped 11 points with a series-high 13 rebounds, helping lead Minnesota to a win to even the series.
After Wembanyama returned for Game 5, it was a totally different story, as the third-year center dominated the game with 27 points and 17 boards and held Gobert to 4 points and 5 rebounds. The Spurs won the rebounding battle 50-42 and took a 3-2 series lead.
And the series has effectively gone how Wemby has gone. In the three games that he's scored 15+ points, the Spurs are 3-0. In the two losses, he was held to 11 and 4 points — the latter due to the ejection.
As for Minnesota, superstar SG Anthony Edwards is back in the starting lineup after coming off the bench and seeing reduced minutes in the first two games. He’s averaged 40 MPG over the past three contests, scoring 88 points and taking 61 shots.
Spurs vs. Timberwolves Spread, Over/Under – Friday, May 15
The Spurs enter Friday’s game as 4.5-point favorites against the Timberwolves, returning a 1.47x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
Here are the full payouts for Spurs vs. Timberwolves on PrizePicks.
- Spread: San Antonio Spurs -4.5 (1.81x payout)
- Over/Under: 218.5 (1.81x payout on Over)
- Game Winner Payout: Spurs 1.47x | Timberwolves 2.5x
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San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Timeline
Here is the full Spurs vs. Timberwolves timeline, including the playoff series game-by-game and recent matchup history.
All-Time: Spurs, 105-50
Regular Season: Timberwolves, 2-1
Series: Spurs, 3-2
Spurs vs. Timberwolves Conference Semifinals Timeline, Schedule for 2026 NBA Playoffs
- Game 1: Timberwolves, 104-102
- Game 2: Spurs, 133-95
- Game 3: Spurs, 115-108
- Game 4: Timberwolves, 114-109
- Game 5: Spurs, 126-97
- Game 6: Friday, May 15, 9:30 p.m. ET in Minnesota
- Game 7: if necessary
Spurs vs. Timberwolves Prediction on Spread for Game 6 – 5/15/26
Here are the key stats and trends behind our Spurs vs. Timberwolves prediction on the spread for Friday, May 15.
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- Minnesota is 42-51 against the spread this season. That 45.2% cover percentage is the third-worst among postseason teams.
- In the postseason, the Timberwolves are 6-5 ATS, including a 4-1 record at home.
- Minnesota will enter Game 6 as a 4.5-point home underdog. The team is 6-5 ATS in this spot this season, including 3-1 this postseason. In Game 6 vs. the Denver Nuggets, the Wolves won outright as a 9.5-point dog to close out the series.
- The Timberwolves have struggled on offense this postseason, sitting 10th in field goal percentage and 12th in rating.
- The Spurs are 52-38-2 ATS, with their covers being the most of any team in the sport.
- San Antonio has covered in three of the five games vs. the Timberwolves after covering in four out of five in the first round. The Spurs have been the favorite in all 10 postseason games, going 3-1 ATS on the road.
- The magic number is 110. In every postseason game in which the Spurs hit 110 points, they've covered (7-0 ATS). In every game they didn’t do so, they failed to cover (0-3).
- The Spurs have gotten it done on both sides of the ball. Their offense is third in per-game scoring and rating, and their defense leads all teams with a 102.0 rating and an opponent field goal clip of 40.9%.
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