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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -6.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Utah lost its last outing, a 118-101 result against the Kings on February 26. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +9.5-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Timberwolves were a 111-102 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (213) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-28 SU,26-34 ATS
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 23 games
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Utah:
Team record: 14-44 SU,30-28 ATS
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Phoenix Sunday, March 2
Utah home to New Orleans Sunday, March 2