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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Detroit Pistons
The fans at Little Caesars Arena will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Detroit Pistons when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
In their last action, Detroit was a 98-94 winner at home against the Hornets. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (192) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 118-115 result against the Celtics on January 02. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 233 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 17-16 SU,13-20 ATS
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 16-18 SU,17-16-1 ATS
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Los Angeles Monday, January 6
Detroit home to Portland Monday, January 6