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Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -3.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 219.
The Timberwolves were a 97-94 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (191) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami lost its last outing, a 119-111 result against the Celtics on October 27. The Heat covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 230 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
Miami is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games
Next up:
Miami at Milwaukee Monday, October 30
Minnesota at Atlanta Monday, October 30