Minnesota Timberwolves (40-40) vs. San Antonio Spurs (21-59)
April 8, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs +13.5; Over/Under: +219.5
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs duke it out at the AT&T Center on Saturday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in great shape as they’ve won five of their last eight games overall and they will be eager to get going after snapping a three-game skid with a 107-102 road win over the Nets on Tuesday. Anthony Edwards led the team with 23 points on seven of 18 shooting, Karl Anthony Towns added 22 points, 14 rebounds and five assists while Mike Conley chipped in with 18 points on six of nine shooting. As a team, the Timberwolves shot 48 percent from the field and eight of 24 from the 3-point line as they wasted an early lead and fell behind by 11 points, before they poured in 30 points in the fourth quarter to escape with the gritty road win.
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs have been in a real slump as they’ve lost seven of their last nine games overall, but they will be feeling pretty good after taking down the Trail Blazers in a 129-127 comeback win on Thursday. Keita Bates-Diop led the team with 25 points on seven of 11 shooting, Keldon Johnson and Julian Champagne each scored 24 points while Zach Collins chipped in with 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Spurs shot 44 percent from the field and 10 of 35 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they trailed in the fourth quarter, until they closed the final 5:03 on a 19-8 run to escape with the thrilling comeback win.
Looking at the betting trends, the Timberwolves are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games playing on three or more days rest and 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing record. The Spurs are 0-5 ATS in their last five games following a win and 9-25 ATS in their last 34 games overall.
Head to head, the over is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings in San Antonio and the Timberwolves are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings overall.
The Timberwolves are keeping eyes on Jaylen Nowell, Austin Rivers and Karl-Anthony Towns who are all questionable, while the Spurs could be missing Keldon Johnson and Romeo Langford. Be sure to check the lineups before tipoff, but as it stands, the Timberwolves are clearly the better team at the moment, and they are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings overall, so I will back them to get the job done on the road in this spot.
