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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -2.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 120-104 loser on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (224) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 113-112 result against the Spurs on January 27. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a -10.5-point favorite, while the 225 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-14 SU,22-23-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 32-14 SU,30-15-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Dallas Wednesday, January 31
Oklahoma City home to Denver Wednesday, January 31