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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 Friday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -1-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 209.
Cleveland was a 112-101 loser in its last match on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Timberwolves were a 113-111 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pacers. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (224) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 44-19 SU,31-31-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 40-22 SU,30-30-2 ATS
Cleveland is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Los Angeles Sunday, March 10
Cleveland home to Brooklyn Sunday, March 10