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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -6-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Last time out for Miami, they were a 127-113 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Heat failed to cover in the match as a +1-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota was a 139-135 loser in its last match at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 274 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 20-46 SU,30-34-2 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami:
Team record: 35-31 SU,29-35-2 ATS
Miami is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Orlando Sunday, May 9
Miami at Boston Sunday, May 9