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Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Indiana Pacers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -6-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 252.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 119-101 result against the Mavericks on December 14. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 220 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Indiana was a 137-123 loser in its last match on the road against the Wizards. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 260 sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
Indiana:
Team record: 13-11 SU,13-11 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Indiana's last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana's last 13 games on the road
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota:
Team record: 18-5 SU,12-10-1 ATS
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Indiana home to Los Angeles Monday, December 18
Minnesota at Miami Monday, December 18