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Utah Jazz vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -8-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 226.
The Timberwolves were a 115-108 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites, while the total score (223) made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Utah was a 123-102 winner at home against the Nuggets. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (225) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-1 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Utah at New Orleans Sunday, October 23
Minnesota at Oklahoma City Sunday, October 23