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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Vivint Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -9.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 224.5.

Utah won its last outing, a 112-102 result against the Hornets on December 20. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a -12.5-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 114-102 loser as they battled the Mavericks on the road. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 216 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 15-16 SU,15-16 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games

Utah:
Team record: 21-9 SU,16-14 ATS
Utah is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 16 games
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Minnesota home to Boston Monday, December 27
Utah home to Dallas Saturday, December 25