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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -1.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
The Cavaliers were a 121-106 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (227) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 99-84 winner as they battled the Warriors at home. The Timberwolves covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 183 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 13-21 SU,14-18-2 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 10-25 SU,14-19-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Memphis Tuesday, January 7
Cleveland home to Detroit Tuesday, January 7