Sacramento Kings (8-10) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8)
November 27, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Timberwolves -4.5; Over/Under: +224.5
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The Sacramento Kings and the Minnesota Timberwolves duke it out at the Target Center on Wednesday night. Here’s a Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Pick.
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings have been in a slump as they’ve lost five of their last six games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a four-game slide after getting trounced by the Thunder in a 130-109 loss on Monday. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 30 points and six assists, Domantas Sabonis tallied 21 points with 10 rebounds while Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox each scored 14 points. As a team, the Kings shot 48 percent from the field and eight of 32 from the 3-point line as they kept pace with the red-hot Thunder in a tightly contested first half, only to get dominated by 67-47 in the second half as they just had no answer for the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who torched them for 37 points on 13 of 20 shooting.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been in poor form also as they’ve lost six of their last eight games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a three-game slide after getting beaten by the Rockets in a painful 117-111 overtime loss last night. Anthony Edwards led the team with 29 points and 10 rebounds, Julius Randle added 21 points on nine of 18 shooting while Naz Reid chipped in with 19 points, seven rebounds, and two steals off the bench. As a team, the Timberwolves shot 42 percent from the field and nine of 38 from the 3-point line as they showed plenty of fight to erase an 18-point deficit, only to come up short in overtime where they managed just nine points to allow the Rockets off the hook.
Why the Minnesota Timberwolves will win
- The Timberwolves have won each of their last 11 home games against Western Conference opponents that held a losing record.
- The Kings have lost each of their last four games.
- The Kings have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games.
- The Timberwolves have covered the spread in each of their last five games against the Kings following a loss.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Timberwolves’ last eight home games against Western Conference opponents has gone OVER the total points line.
- Four of the Kings’ last five games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction
The Kings are still missing Trey Lyles and they have DeMar DeRozan listed as out, while the Timberwolves are still missing Joe Ingles and Mike Conley. The Kings are mired in a mini-slump at the moment as they’ve lost four in a row despite being relatively healthy, while things have gone from bad to worse for the Timberwolves who just lost in overtime last night. You couldn’t back either side with any confidence at the moment, so I am going to lean towards the Kings with any points I can get my hands on.
