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The Minnesota Timberwolves (31-49) host the Oklahoma City Thunder (46-34) in a Western Conference match up that will take place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN at 8 PM ET. The Timberwolves are a 2.5-point home favorite with a total of 215.5.
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The Thunder are coming off a 106-105 road win over the Denver Nuggets in their last game where Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook broke the NBA record with his 42nd triple-double of the season going for 50 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Danilo Gallinari was the high scorer for Denver going for 34 points. The Thunder have won three of their last four games and they covered in all of those wins to bring their ATS record on the season to 44-35-1. In their last two games the total has gone under and for the season they have an O/U record of 37-42.
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The Timberwolves were on the road in their last game and they lost to the L.A. Lakers 110-109. Andrew Wiggins was the high scorer for Minnesota going for 41 points and Tyler Ennis was the high scorer for L.A. with 20 points. The Timberwolves are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and they have failed to cover in two of their last three games. For the season against the spread Minnesota is 36-43-1. In two of their last three games the total has gone under to bring their O/U record on the season to 43-37.
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This season the Thunder are 18-22 on the road and on offense they rank 11th in the league in ppg, 29th in 3-pt FG%, and 25th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 16th in ppg allowed, 15th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 5th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Timberwolves are 20-20 at home this season and rank 13th in ppg, 20th in 3-pt FG%, and 5th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Minnesota ranks 18th in ppg allowed, 22nd in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 11th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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This season the Thunder have won two of three games facing the Timberwolves and the home team has won every game. These teams met last on January 13th at Minnesota where the Timberwolves beat the Thunder 96-86, covered the spread as a 2-point underdog, and the total went under.
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Trends<br />
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The Thunder are 21-10 ATS in their last 31 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record
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The Timberwolves are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall
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The Timberwolves are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up loss
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The Timberwolves are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games against the Thunder.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NBA matchup between Oklahoma City and Minnesota have the public slightly leaning to the Thunder getting the 4.5 points with 51%. The over/under bettors are evenly split on this game total with 50% per side.
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