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Charlotte Hornets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Charlotte Hornets and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -8-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 240.
Minnesota was a 114-106 loser in its last match at home against the Wizards. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 220 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte won its last outing, a 120-110 result against the Spurs on February 15. The Hornets covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 230 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Charlotte:
Team record: 8-24 SU,14-17-1 ATS
Charlotte is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Charlotte is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-16 SU,13-19 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Minnesota is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Charlotte home to Miami Saturday, February 25
Minnesota at Golden State Sunday, February 26