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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 218.

Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 109-104 loser as they battled the Timberwolves on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 213 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Minnesota was a 109-104 winner in its last match at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Minnesota:
Team record: 5-14 SU,8-11 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Cleveland:
Team record: 9-11 SU,10-10 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games

Next up:
Minnesota at San Antonio Wednesday, February 3
Cleveland home to Los Angeles Wednesday, February 3