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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Washington Wizards
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Capital One Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -12.5-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 225.
Last time out for Washington, they were a 136-95 loser as they battled the Thunder at home. The Wizards failed to cover in the match as a +15.5-point underdog, while 231 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 127-125 loser at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (252) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 20-18 SU,15-23 ATS
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington:
Team record: 6-31 SU,13-23-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Golden State Wednesday, January 15
Washington home to Phoenix Thursday, January 16