Washington Wizards vs Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards meet Saturday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena.

The Minnesota Timberwolves need a win here to snap a six game losing streak. The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 107.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 114.8 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 22 points and 3.5 assists while Malik Beasley is averaging 20.2 points and 2.5 assists. D’Angelo Russell is the third double-digit scorer and Anthony Edwards is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game.

The Washington Wizards look to stay hot after winning six of their last seven games. The Washington Wizards are averaging 114.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 119.9 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 32.7 points and 5.3 rebounds while Russell Westbrook is averaging 19.9 points and 9.7 assists. Rui Hachimura is the third double-digit scorer and Davis Bertans is grabbing three rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.

The Timberwolves are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Timberwolves last 7 road games. The over is 11-4 in Wizards last 15 home games. The Timberwolves are 4-11 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Washington and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to prove they’re a bad basketball team, as the’yre losing their last five games by an average of 9.8 points and they lose on the road by an average of 9.6 points. The Washington Wizards are playing their best ball of the season with 50.3 percent shooting in their last five games and they’re a club that can start thinking about playoffs this year, whichh wasn’t a thing a couple weeks ago. I’ll gladly lay the small number with the Wizards at home.