The Minnesota Timberwolves (15-32) visit the Los Angeles Clippers (33-15) in a battle between Western Conference foes in the first matchup on the Saturday NBA schedule. Kawhi Leonard (back) is questionable to play for the Clippers, while the Timberwolves enter the game with their core players projected to be healthy and available.
Tip-off is at 3:30 p.m. ET at Staples Center. Sportsbooks list the Clippers as 9.5-point home favorites, down slightly from the opener, while the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 229.5 in the latest Timberwolves vs. Clippers odds. Before making any Timberwolves vs. Clippers picks or NBA predictions, see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread and money line picks. It's already returned almost $3,000 in profit on all top-rated NBA picks during the 2019-20 season and entered Week 15 on a blistering 33-16 run on all top-rated NBA spread picks. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Clippers vs. Timberwolves. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Now, here are several NBA betting lines and trends for Timberwolves vs. Clippers:
- Clippers vs. Timberwolves spread: Clippers -9.5
- Clippers vs. Timberwolves over-under: 229.5 points
- Clippers vs. Timberwolves money line: Clippers -516, Wolves +395
- MINN: The T'Wolves are 1-9 against the spread in the last 10 games
- LAC.: The Clippers are 3-2 against the spread in the last five games
Why the Timberwolves can cover
The model knows that Minnesota is struggling, but the Wolves do have strengths to lean on in this matchup. The visitors are good at creating free-throw attempts, and the Clippers have a penchant for committing fouls that send their opponents to the free-throw line. The Wolves are also above-average in offensive rebounding and avoiding turnovers, giving them optimism to win the possession battle.
L.A. has a relative weakness in turning the ball over offensively, and Minnesota does have a defensive aptitude in creating havoc. The Timberwolves can also bank on strong contributions from Karl-Anthony Towns, with the talented big man averaging 26.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game and facing a favorable matchup on the interior.
Why the Clippers can cover
Even so, Los Angeles isn't a lock to cover the Clippers vs. Timberwolves spread. The model also has factored in that the Clippers are the more talented team, even if Leonard is unable to play. In addition to Minnesota scuffling in the recent past, the Clippers are a blistering 19-5 at home and L.A. fields a top-six unit in the NBA on both offense and defense.
The Clippers are an elite offensive rebounding team and, considering Minnesota's struggles on the defensive glass, L.A. should be in a favorable position to create second-chance opportunities. Doc Rivers' team is also one of the best in the league at generating free- throw attempts, with the Wolves often struggling to keep opponents away from the charity stripe. L.A. can lean on its offensive balance, with enough defensive playmaking to make life difficult for the Wolves on the road.
How to make Clippers vs. Timberwolves picks
SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total, with Minnesota's Robert Covington and L.A.'s Lou Williams set to over-perform their season-long scoring averages. The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations.
So who wins Timberwolves vs. Clippers? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Clippers vs. Timberwolves spread you need to jump on Saturday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.
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