San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 7 (4/7): NBA

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Odds

Time	8:00 p.m. EST
Spurs money line	+255
Spurs spread	+7.5
Twolves money line	-310
Twolves spread	-7.5
Over / under	240

 

2021-2022 season stats

	San Antonio Spurs	Minnesota Timberwolves
Record	34-45	45-35
Road / home record	18-21	25-14
Streak	W3	L1
Points per game	113.22	115.75
Points allowed per game	112.81	113.08
Rebounds per game	45.51	44.30
Rebounds allowed per game	46.76	45.86
Over / under record	36-39-4	48-32

 

Preview

The San Antonio Spurs continue on the road and will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. This is the third time these teams face off this season, the Twolves won the last 2 games by 10 and 25 points.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

The Spurs have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 18-21 on the road so far this season with a 34-45 record overall ranking 4th in the Southwest division. The Spurs are 24-25 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 34.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Dejounte Murray averaging 7.2.

Murray (out) is scoring 21.2 points per game with 8.4 rebounds and 9.3 assists for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 20.7 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 46.5% over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

In their last 10 games the Spurs are 8-2, averaging 115.6 points, 47.0 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.3 points.

INJURIES: Murray is out

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The Twolves have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 25-14 at home so far this season with a 45-35 record overall ranking 3rd in the Northwest division. The Timberwolves are 31-20 against conference opponents. Minnesota is eighth in the Western Conference in rebounding with 44.3 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the Timberwolves with 9.8 boards.

Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 24.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 21.9 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

In their last 10 games the Twolves are 5-5, averaging 120.5 points, 42.1 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.6 points per game.

BETTING TRENDS

San Antonio are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games.

San Antonio are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games against Minnesota.

Minnesota are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.

Prediction

The Spurs have won 8 of their last 10 games and are scoring an average of 115.6 ppg in their last 10 games but they'll be wihtout Murray again who's scoring 21.2 ppg. San Antonio is 4-8 this season playing without Murray. The Twolves have struggled lately but they're still one of the best offenses in the league and are 7-0 ATS last 7 games vs Spurs. The Twolves are still fighting for the 6th playoffs seed so they should take care of business at home tonight.

PICK: Timberwolves -7.5 (-110)

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