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Wolves to Make it a Close Matchup

Considering the +6.5 that is available for the Wolves, our prediction is that they will cover the spread against the Cavaliers. The underdogs can stay in the game and -112 is on offer.

Teams’ Last H2H Saw 104-91 Wolves Win

Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated in their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 134-114 reverse against Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center. Darius Garland scored 20 points, with Jarrett Allen getting 13 and Ty Jerome 12.

Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered back-to-back home defeats. In their last game, they beat New York Knicks 116-99 on the road at Madison Square Garden. Anthony Edwards had 36 points and 13 rebounds, with Naz Reid registering 23 points and Mike Conley 13.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Wolves had the edge in the most recent matchup between these teams. At Target Center, they recorded a 104-91 win over the Cavs. It’s been six Wolves wins in the past 10 games beween these teams.

NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Last 10 Games

The Cavs have 8 wins and 2 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 122.8 points, 45.1 rebounds, 31.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.4 blocks while shooting 49.2% from the field and 79.7% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 117.4 points and 43.8 rebounds per contest.

Darius Garland is averaging 22.7 points and 7.9 assists, while Jarrett Allen averages 10.4 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell 3.1 (40.3%) 3-pointers made.

Minnesota Timberwolves – Last 10 Games

The Wolves have won 5 and lost 5 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 111.7 points, 45.6 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field and 77.3% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 109.0 points and 42.3 rebounds.

Anthony Edwards is averaging 29.8 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 (48.1%) 3-pointers made, while Rudy Gobert has an average of 9.5 rebounds.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers lineup: Caris LeVert, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Donovan Mitchell.

Minnesota Timberwolves lineup: Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction & Betting Tips

Wolves are more than capable of staying close to the favorites so there’s a strong case for betting them against the spread in this NBA contest. Take the -112 for the +6.5 that is available.

The NBA picks stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each franchise. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Cavaliers vs Timberwolves stats:

  • The +6.5 line has been covered by Wolves in all of their last 5 games.
  • The +6.5 line has been covered by Wolves in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The +6.5 line has been covered by Wolves in 7 consecutive games.
  • The -6.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cavs in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +6.5 line has been covered by Wolves in 8 of their last 10 games against Cavs.

Wolves +6.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.9% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Darius Garland Over 6.5 Assists -127 bet365 logo

Darius Garland (Cavs) has recorded Over 6.5 assists in 5 of the past 5 games. The line for him on the Overs has plenty of appeal, with bettors currently able to get odds of -127 for this happening.

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Jaden McDaniels Over 10.5 Points +102 bet365 logo

Jaden McDaniels (Wolves) has recorded Over 10.5 points in 5 straight home games. We are therefore going to choose a Player Points prop bet at odds of +102 which will hopefully see this him cover the line.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Same Game Parlay Picks

Spread Timberwolves +4.5
Totals Over 227
Player Assists Darius Garland Over 6.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes Wolves +4.5 on the spread, combined with Over 227 and to have assists.

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Correct Score Prediction

Cavaliers Cavaliers logo 118 - 115 Timberwolves logo Timberwolves

Don’t pass up the opportunity to have a speculative wager on the Cavaliers to land a 118-115 win. We don’t think that there will be too much between the teams.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Cavs Moneyline Odds Suggest Victory

For this NBA game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Cleveland Cavaliers are -179 favorites to win and that means a 64% chance of landing a victory. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Minnesota Timberwolves are trading at +150.

4.5 is where the spread lies, with total points being 227 right now. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. If you want to wager Over 227, there are odds of -108.

There’s a chance to back the Cavs at -145 to reach the 20-point total before their opponents. Should you want to go against the favorites, the Wolves are available at +115.

Whether you are wagering pre-game or in-game, you can feast on a wide range of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have lots of options.

Betting Lines & Odds

Anthony Edwards Favorite to Get Most Points

Anthony Edwards is the favorite to score most points. He is priced at -109 to score Over 26.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -120.

Player Points

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 26.5
-109
Under 26.5
-120
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Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Over 23.5
-112
Under 23.5
-120
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Darius Garland (Cavaliers)
Over 20.5
-125
Under 20.5
-108
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 18.5
-120
Under 18.5
-110
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Player Assists

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)
Over 6.5
-139
Under 6.5
+105
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Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 4.5
-130
Under 4.5
-103
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Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
Over 4.5
+104
Under 4.5
-139
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 4.5
+120
Under 4.5
-159
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Player Rebounds

Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
Over 10.5
-109
Under 10.5
-122
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Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)
Over 10.5
-120
Under 10.5
-110
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Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)
Over 9.5
-100
Under 9.5
-133
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 6.5
-143
Under 6.5
+108
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Minnesota Timberwolves logo Minnesota Timberwolves Stats

Moneyline

  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

Point Spread

Total Points

Total Points

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Donovan Mitchell 38 31.1 864 168 22.7 4.4 3.7 4.4 0.2 1.4
Evan Mobley 38 30.17 707 110 18.6 2.9 1.2 8.8 1.4 0.9
Darius Garland 39 30.13 819 265 21.0 6.8 2.9 2.5 0.2 1.1

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Anthony Edwards 41 36.61 1070 174 26.1 4.2 4.3 5.9 0.5 1.2
Rudy Gobert 41 33.31 412 70 10.0 1.7 - 10.4 1.5 0.6
Julius Randle 41 32.88 789 179 19.2 4.4 1.6 7.1 0.2 0.6

Injuries & Suspensions

Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Emoni Bates
Injured
Isaac Okoro
Injured
Luke Travers
Injured
Evan Mobley
Injured

Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Terrence Shannon
Injured
Donte DiVincenzo
Injured

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves logo Minnesota Timberwolves Confirmed Lineup
3 Jaden McDaniels
5 Anthony Edwards
10 Mike Conley
27 Rudy Gobert
30 Julius Randle
Cleveland Cavaliers logo Cleveland Cavaliers Confirmed Lineup
3 Caris LeVert
10 Darius Garland
31 Jarrett Allen
32 Dean Wade
45 Donovan Mitchell

Previous Cleveland Cavaliers Lineups

16 Jan NBA
Cavaliers 114-134 Thunder
14 Jan NBA
Cavaliers 127-117 Pacers
12 Jan NBA
Pacers 108-93 Cavaliers
09 Jan NBA
Raptors 126-132 Cavaliers
08 Jan NBA
Thunder 122-129 Cavaliers
05 Jan NBA
Hornets 105-115 Cavaliers
03 Jan NBA
Cavaliers 134-122 Mavericks
31 Dec NBA
Cavaliers 122-110 Lakers
30 Dec NBA
Cavaliers 113-95 Warriors
27 Dec NBA
Cavaliers 149-135 Nuggets

Previous Minnesota Timberwolves Lineups

17 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 116-99 Knicks
15 Jan NBA
Warriors 116-115 Timberwolves
13 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 120-106 Wizards
11 Jan NBA
Grizzlies 127-125 Timberwolves
09 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 104-89 Magic
07 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 104-97 Pelicans
06 Jan NBA
Clippers 106-108 Timberwolves
04 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 105-119 Pistons
02 Jan NBA
Celtics 118-115 Timberwolves
31 Dec NBA
Timberwolves 105-113 Thunder

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Central W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Southeast W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Northwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Southwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Western Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
  • W = Wins
  • L = Losses
  • PCT = Winning Percentage
  • PPG = Points Per Game
  • OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
  • DIFF = Average Point Differential
  • Home = Home Record
  • Road = Away Record
  • Div = Division Record
  • Conf = Conference Record
  • Last 10 = Record last 10 games
  • Strk = Current Streak