The Minnesota Timberwolves (15-32) and Los Angeles Clippers (33-15) will square off at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Staples Center in L.A. Saturday. We analyze the Timberwolves-Clippers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Timberwolves at Clippers: Key injuries
Timberwolves
- SG Allen Crabbe (knee) out
- SF Jake Layman (toe) out
Clippers
- SF Kawhi Leonard (back) questionable
- PG Derrick Walton Jr. (elbow) questionable
Timberwolves at Clippers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated Saturday at 9:45 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Clippers 123, Timberwolves 107
Moneyline (ML)
The Clippers (-625) will cost you more than six times your potential return on investment. That’s just way too expensive, even if L.A. is a near-certainly to top the Timberwolves (+425). AVOID.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
These two teams have something in common — they each lost to the Sacramento Kings in their most recent outing. The CLIPPERS (-10.5, -106) should bounce back against the lowly Timberwolves (+10.5, -115), a team reeling after blowing a 17-point lead in the final three minutes against Sacramento, being forced to overtime on a controversial bucket at the buzzer that should have counted, and then losing a rough one.
The T-Wolves are just 8-20-1 ATS over their past 29 games overall, and 0-4 ATS in their last four against winning teams. While the Clips are 1-5 ATS in the past six against teams with a winning percentage under .400, they’re 22-7 ATS in the past 29 after a straight-up loss.
Over/Under (O/U)
As of 9:30 a.m. ET, the over/under for this game has not been posted. However, the approach to this bet should remain the same regardless of the posted total: the over is the play as long as Leonard is in the lineup. If he is held out of action — and he could potentially sit with a weak opponent on the schedule — then the under would be the lean. The Over is 12-3 in the last 15 meetings at Staples, and 7-1 in the previous eight battles overall.
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