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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Thursday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1) travel to face the Sacramento Kings (0-0) Thursday. Tip-off from Golden 1 Center is set for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: First meeting; Sacramento won 2-1 last season

Minnesota opened its season with a 110-103 loss vs. the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday as a 1-point underdog. The Wolves shot only 41.2% from the field and lost the turnover battle 16 to 7. Newly-acquired Wolves G Donte DiVincenzo and F Julius Randle struggled, shooting a combined 8-for-21 from the field for a total of 26 points in over an hour of combined play.

Sacramento opens its season after picking up a big piece in F DeMar DeRozan from the Chicago Bulls in the summer. The Kings are hoping to stay afloat as a real playoff team in a loaded Western Conference, and they are hoping DeRozan will help them do that.

Timberwolves at Kings odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 12:01 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves -115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Kings -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves -1.5 (+100) | Kings +1.5 (-120)
Over/Under (O/U): 221.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Timberwolves at Kings key injuries

Timberwolves

None

Kings

G Devin Carter (shoulder) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Timberwolves at Kings picks and predictions

Prediction

Timberwolves 117, Kings 115

Moneyline

BET TIMBERWOLVES (-115).

The Kings are relying on G Keon Ellis and F Keegan Murray for all of their perimeter defense now that G Davion Mitchell is playing in Toronto, and that won’t be enough to contain this Wolves squad.

Minnesota is the better team and was able to get a lot of rust knocked off vs. the Lakers, so the Timberwolves have the advantage here.

Against the spread

PASS.

While I am confident in the Wolves to win, this is still a very tightly contested matchup, and I am not a fan of either spread bet here, as there is simply too little margin for error. I recommend passing and betting the moneyline and/or Over/Under instead.

Over/Under

BET OVER 221.5 (-110).

The offense of this Kings squad should be lethal in all facets of the game, and that will help push this game to the Over. The Kings also have a lot of questions that need to be answered defensively, especially in their starting 5, so both G Anthony Edwards and Randle will be able to tear them up. Look for both teams to put up scoring clinics here.

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-37) visit the Sacramento Kings (45-29) on Monday at Golden 1 Center. Tip is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Timberwolves vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

The Timberwolves have picked up 3 straight victories, including a 99-96 win at the Golden State Warriors as 5.5-point underdogs on Sunday to open their 3-game West Coast trip. The Under cashed and snapped a 4-0 Over streak for the T’Wolves.

The Kings wrap up a 4-game homestand Monday. Sacramento lost 132-109 to Boston Tuesday but racked up back-to-back 8-point victories against the Phoenix Suns (135-127, Friday) and Utah Jazz (121-113, Saturday). The Kings also snapped a 4-0 run to the Over with an Under result last time out.

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Timberwolves at Kings odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:09 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Kings -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +4.5 (-102) | Kings -4.5 (-118)
Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Timberwolves at Kings key injuries

Timberwolves

Not yet submitted

Kings

F De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Timberwolves at Kings picks and predictions

Prediction

Kings 124, Timberwolves 120

Moneyline

The Kings (-200) will cost you 2 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk for not enough reward, especially with Fox nursing a sore right hamstring and potentially unable to suit up. He missed Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz.

Fox averages a team-high 25.3 points while hitting 51.6% of his field-goal attempts and adds 6.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. If he doesn’t play, it’s a major difference.

PASS.

Against the spread

The TIMBERWOLVES +4.5 (-102) are the lean either way, but especially so if Fox is not cleared to play. A combination of G Matthew Dellavedova and G Davion Mitchell is not nearly as formidable as Fox.

Mitchell made the start Saturday with Fox sidelined and posted 11 points with 6 assists and 4 steals.

The Timberwolves are 6-2 ATS in the past 8 games on the road and 5-1 ATS in the past 6 outings when playing on no rest. Minnesota is also 6-2-1 ATS in the past 9 meetings with the Kings and is 3-1-1 ATS in the past 5 trips to Sacramento.

Over/Under

Play the OVER 240.5 (-112).

The Over is 4-1 in Minnesota’s last 5 games overall, 5-1 in its last 6 road outings and 4-1 in its last 5 playing on no rest.

The Kings have also posted a 4-1 Over mark in the past 5 games overall, have cashed 8 of their last 10 against winning sides and are 8-3 in their last 11 at Golden 1 Center.

The Over has connected in each of the past 5 meetings between these teams in Sacramento.

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Wednesday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (29-25) face the Sacramento Kings (20-36) for the second straight night on the road in the second of a four-game road trip. Wednesday’s game is 10 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center. Below, we look at the Timberwolves vs. Kings odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

The Timberwolves blew out the Kings 134-114 Tuesday night. It was their fifth straight win and seventh in their last nine contests. They have won the first two matchups with the Kings this season, winning both by double digits.

The Kings have only two wins in their last 11 games and just traded away G Tyrese Haliburton to acquire C Domantas Sabonis from the Indiana Pacers. They sent Haliburton, F Tristan Thompson and G Buddy Hield to Indiana in exchange for Sabonis, G Jeremy Lamb, F Justin Holiday and a second-round draft pick.

Timberwolves at Kings odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Money line: Timberwolves -500 (bet $500 to win $100) | Kings +360 (bet $100 to win $360)
Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves -8.5 (-122) | Kings +8.5 (-102)
Over/Under (O/U): 233.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Timberwolves at Kings key injuries

Timberwolves (projected — not officially submitted)

G Patrick Beverley (ankle) questionable
C Reid Naz (knee) questionable
G D’Angelo Russell (shin) questionable

Kings (projected — not officially submitted)

F Marvin Bagley III (ankle) out
G De’Aaron Fox (ankle) questionable
F Maurice Harkless (ankle) questionable

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Timberwolves at Kings odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Timberwolves 119, Kings 111

Money line

PASS on the money line. The Kings are struggling too much to bet on them to win, despite the potentially huge payout, while betting the Wolves doesn’t make sense because of the cost. There is no value wagering more than five times what you can win.

Against the spread

The Timberwolves have beaten the Kings twice this season by at least double digits, including a 20-point win Tuesday night. They have won all five games in their winning streak by at least 10 points.

Overall this season, Minnesota is 28-25-1 ATS and 14-13-1 ATS on the road.

The Kings are 25-31 ATS overall but 15-16 ATS at home, and they have covered the spread in three of their last four games and four of their last six despite losing nine of 11 games overall.

As a general rule, when teams face each other consecutively, I tend to lean against one team winning and covering the spread both times.

I LEAN KINGS +8.5 (-122).

Over/Under

The Timberwolves have scored 118 or more points in six straight games. Five of their last seven games have had totals of more than 232, and a sixth had exactly 232.

Their game against the Kings Tuesday had 248 points.

But only two of the Kings’ last eight games have had 233 or more points.

Playing on consecutive nights, the scoring will come down some.

Take UNDER 233.5 (-110).

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Sacramento Kings (20-35) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (28-25) Tuesday at the Golden 1 Center for a 10 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we look at the Timberwolves vs. Kings odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Minnesota won its fourth straight game – and improved to 4-0 against the spread (ATS) in its last four games – by crushing the Pistons 118-105 Sunday, barely covering as 12.5-point home favorites. Over the past two weeks, the T-Wolves are 5-2 straight up (SU) and 4-3 ATS.

Sactown alternated wins and losses over its past four games with the most recent being a 113-103 win as a 7.5-point home favorite against the Thunder Saturday. The Kings are 2-5 SU and 4-3 ATS in the last 14 days.

The T-Wolves beat the Kings 107-97 in Minnesota Nov. 17, covering as 2.5-point favorites.

A report broke Tuesday afternoon that the Kings agreed to trade SG Buddy Hield, PG Tyrese Haliburton and C Tristan Thompson for PF Domantas Sabonis, SF Justin Holiday and SG Jeremy Lamb to the Indiana Pacers. But these new players won’t be available for Sactown Tuesday night.

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Timberwolves at Kings odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:24 p.m. ET.

Money line: Timberwolves -300 (bet $300 to win $100) | Kings +230 (bet $100 to win $230)
Against the spread: Timberwolves -6.5 (-115) | Kings +6.5 (-107)
Over/Under (O/U): 232.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Timberwolves at Kings key injuries

Timberwolves

PG Patrick Beverley (ankle) questionable
C Reid Naz (knee) questionable
SG D’Angelo Russell (shin) questionable

Kings

PF Marvin Bagley III (ankle) questionable
PG De’Aaron Fox (ankle) questionable

Timberwolves at Kings odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Timberwolves 124, Kings 112

Money line

PASS.

I’m confident enough in Minnesota to just lay the points and would never bet an NBA regular-season favorite as high as the Timberwolves (-300).

Minnesota is 6-2 SU as a road favorite (plus-7.8 margin of victory) and Sactown is 8-9 SU as a home underdog (minus-4.0 margin of victory).

Against the spread

BET TIMBERWOLVES -6.5 (-115) for 1 unit because this is just a terrible matchup for the Kings.

Minnesota crashes the glass, pressures ball handlers and gets out in transition. All of these are areas of weakness for Sacramento.

The T-Wolves rank sixth or better in points off of turnovers, second-chance points and fast-break points per game (PPG). Whereas the Kings’ defense ranks 22nd or worse in all those metrics.

Furthermore, Minnesota C Karl-Anthony Towns has dominated Sactown throughout his career. KAT is averaging 23.2 PPG on 65.0% true shooting (.551/.450/.817) with 11.8 rebounds per game and a plus-16 net rating in 21 career games versus the Kings.

Also, sharp money has steamed the T-Wolves from a 3.5-point opening favorite up to the current price.

But I still think there’s value in Minnesota at this number because the T-Wolves are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four meetings against the Kings, 10-3 ATS in away games versus teams with a losing record and 4-1 ATS when laying 5-7 points.

The TIMBERWOLVES -6.5 (-115) is my favorite bet in this game.

Over/Under

PASS.

Minnesota’s offense has been on fire lately (first in offensive rating over the past five games at 123.7) and Sactown has one of the worst defenses in the NBA.

But the T-Wolves might need to do most of the lifting in this game for the Over to cash. Especially since the Kings could be without Fox and just traded away their third-and fourth-leading scorers.

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Wednesday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Sacramento Kings NBA odds and lines, with basketball picks, tips and predictions.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (16-43) play the second contest of a two-game set against the Sacramento Kings (23-35) Wednesday at Golden 1 Center. Tip-off is set for shortly after 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Timberwolves-Kings odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.

The Timberwolves roughed up the Kings 134-120 as 3.5-point underdogs in the front end of the back-to-back. The Wolves outscored the Kings 35-17 in the fourth quarter to turn a 4-point deficit into a double-digit road win.

The Kings have dropped 10 of their past 11 games, including a pair of straight-up losses to Minnesota, both as 3.5-point favorites. The Kings allowed 116 and 134 points in those two head-to-head losses.

Timberwolves at Kings: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:45 p.m. ET.

Money line: Timberwolves +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Kings -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
Against the spread/ATS: Timberwolves +4.5 (-110) | Kings -4.5 (-110)
Over/Under: 238.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Timberwolves at Kings: Key injuries

Timberwolves

SG Malik Beasley (hamstring) out

Kings

PF Marvin Bagley III (hand) out
PF Richaun Holmes (hamstring) out

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Timberwolves at Kings: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Timberwolves 124, Kings 119

Money line (ML)

The TIMBERWOLVES (+155) haven’t had a lot of success this season, but two of their 16 victories were against the Kings.

You just cannot back Sacramento, as the Wolves are their kryptonite and the Kings have dropped 10 of their past 11 outings.

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Against the spread (ATS)

The TIMBERWOLVES +4.5 (-110) are catching more than two buckets from a team they just beat by 14 points, and a team they’ve beaten twice this season.

Back Minnesota again, as Sacramento is really in a nosedive.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 238.5 (-115) is the way to go in this one. The Over easily cashed in Tuesday’s battle, with a total of 254 points topping the 240-point line.

That seemed like a rather high number on paper, but Minnesota allowed 120 or more points in four of its past five games and six of the past eight. Defense is just not the forte of either of these teams. Look for another track meet.

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