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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -3-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 113-106 winner as they battled the Trail Blazers at home. The Timberwolves covered in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 219 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 122-91 result against the Nuggets on January 05. The Clippers failed to cover in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 213 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 19-14 SU,17-16 ATS
LA Clippers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Clippers's last 13 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-16 SU,13-19 ATS
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Atlanta Sunday, January 8
Minnesota at Houston Sunday, January 8