nba Preview
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -8.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 210.5.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 122-104 result against the Clippers on January 03. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 226 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Thunder were a 95-86 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Mavericks. They covered the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (181) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 13-23 SU,23-13 ATS
Oklahoma City is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 17-20 SU,20-17 ATS
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 23 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Next up:
Oklahoma City home to Minnesota Friday, January 7