Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/17/2021

The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Sacramento Kings at the Target Center on Wednesday night.

The Sacramento Kings have been in a bit of a rut as they’ve lost six of their past nine games overall, but they will be eager to build some momentum after snapping a four-game slide with a 129-107 road win over the Pistons on Monday. Buddy Hield led the team in scoring with 22 points off the bench, Richaun Holmes and De’Aaron Fox each scored 19 points, Tyrese Haliburton scored 17 points with 10 assists while Chimezie Metu chipped in with 16 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, the Kings shot 53 percent from the field and 16 of 33 from the 3-point line as they dominated right from the start, outscoring the Pistons by 31-12 in the first quarter to take the early double-digit lead before cruising in the second half where they led by as many as 32 points. All five starters finished in double figures in scoring in what was their best offensive showing so far this season.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been in a serious slump as they’ve lost eight of their past nine games overall and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after falling just short to the Suns in a 99-96 home loss on Monday. Karl-Anthony Towns led the team with 35 points, 13 rebounds and two assists, D’Angelo Russell added 22 points while Malik Beasley chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists off the bench. As a team, the Timberwolves shot a miserly 36 percent from the field and 13 of 44 from the 3-point line which was still enough to lead by four points with 2:47 remaining, but they still couldn’t contain the Suns’ Chris Paul who scored 19 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog, 13-4 ATS in their last 17 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall. The Timberwolves are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games, 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team with a losing record and 2-7 ATS in their last nine games overall.

Head to head, the over is 6-2 in the last eight meetings in Minnesota and the Kings are 2-5-1 ATS in the last eight meetings overall.

The Kings have been in rough shape lately, but they will be hoping to get something going after getting the much-needed win over the slumping Pistons on Monday. The Timberwolves have been ice-cold lately and they will be feeling gutted after falling painfully short to the Suns in a narrow loss on Monday. I think Towns is going to have another massive game for the Timberwolves, but it won’t be enough to stave off the Kings who represent decent value as underdogs in this spot.