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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The division rival Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -7.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 119-107 result against the Nuggets on March 02. The Thunder covered in that game as a +15.5-point underdog, while the 226 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 129-114 winner at home against the Warriors. They covered the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (243) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 34-29 SU,33-29-1 ATS
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 16 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 20-42 SU,37-21-4 ATS
Oklahoma City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 0-3-2 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Portland Saturday, March 5
Oklahoma City home to Utah Sunday, March 6