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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -7.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
The Thunder were a 130-106 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (236) made winners of OVER bettors.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 112-110 result against the Spurs on December 29. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 222 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 17-14 SU,13-18 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 26-6 SU,20-12 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Boston Thursday, January 2
Oklahoma City home to Los Angeles Thursday, January 2