Minnesota Timberwolves (45-21) vs. Utah Jazz (28-37)
March 16, 2024 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Jazz +8; Over/Under: +224
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz meet Saturday in NBA action at the Delta Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz prediction.
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a bit of a rut as they’ve lost four of their last seven games overall, but they will be eager to build some momentum after blowing past the in-form Clippers in a 118-100 road win on Tuesday. Anthony Edwards led the team with 37 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 15 of 29 shooting, Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 28 points on nine of 10 shooting off the bench while Mike Conley chipped in with 23 points. As a team, the Timberwolves shot 51 percent from the field and 12 of 33 from the 3-point line as they struggled to find their offense at the start and quickly found themselves trailing by 22 points in the second quarter, before they flipped a switch and dominated the second half by 63-37 to make it look easy in the end. The Wolves will face the Nuggets and Cavaliers after this game.
Utah Jazz
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz have been in poor form as they’ve lost 11 of their last 14 games overall, but they will be hoping to get something going after snapping a three-game skid with a 124-122 home win over the Hawks last night. Keyonte George led the team with 25 points with five assists, Collin Sexton added 21 points with six assists while John Collins chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds on seven of 10 shooting. As a team, the Jazz shot 51 percent from the field and 14 of 36 from the 3-point line as they struggled to contain the Hawks early on and trailed going into halftime, but they turned the tide with 37 points in the third quarter and escaped with the narrow win despite going scoreless in the final 1:55 of the game. The Jazz will take on the Thunder after this back-to-back against the Wolves.
Utah Jazz Team Facts
- The Jazz have won each of their last six games as home underdogs after winning as underdogs.
- The Jazz have covered the spread in each of their last nine Saturday games at Delta Center.
- Ten of the Jazz’s last 11 home games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total points line.
Minnesota Timberwolves Team Facts
- The Timberwolves have won each of their last nine road games against Northwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
- The Timberwolves have covered the spread in each of their last seven games at Delta Center.
- Seven of the Timberwolves’ last eight night games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz prediction
The Timberwolves could be missing a bunch of players for this one with Karl-Anthony Towns already ruled out and Rudy Gobert, Monte Morris and Kyle Anderson all listed as questionable, while the Jazz are still without Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson. This is certainly a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but even if the Timberwolves are missing some players, they still have more than enough firepower to get past this Jazz squad who were really struggling before their narrow win over the Hawks last night.
