The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet Monday in a matchup between two younger groups seeking to make a playoff push. Nevertheless, you may argue that the Cavaliers are trending downward not too long ago. Regardless of having among the best defenses within the league, they rank 18th in Offensive Score over the previous two weeks, scoring simply 111.5 factors per 100 possessions.
Exterior of Darius Garland and Caris LeVert, their offense struggles to attain effectively, rating twenty first in half-court factors per possession and within the backside of the league in taking pictures share from each space of the ground besides the paint. That’s an space the Timberwolves defend effectively, permitting opposing groups to shoot 64.3 % — eleventh within the NBA. Whereas the Cavaliers spent a lot of the season being undervalued, the betting market has caught as much as them. Contemplating their offensive inconsistencies, it’s no shock they're 0-4 towards the unfold of their previous 4 video games.
Minnesota is coming off a 133-102 blowout loss to the 76ers on Friday, one night time after their thrilling 119-114 win over the Grizzlies. Apart from coping with the newly shaped mixture of Joel Embiid and James Harden, they have been in a foul spot towards a well-rested 76ers staff and will bounce again after two days of relaxation.
Oddsmakers have put in the Timberwolves as -1.5 level street favorites, however I consider this quantity is brief based mostly on the Cavaliers’ latest play offensively. My mannequin makes Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves three-point favorites, so I’ll again them to get the win and canopy tonight as much as that quantity.
The play: T’Wolves -1.5
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