The Minnesota Timberwolves (14-4) hope to build on a three-game winning stretch when they visit the Charlotte Hornets (6-11) at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Spectrum Center. The matchup airs on BSSE and BSN.
The Timberwolves are a 6.5-point favorite against the Hornets when the Timberwolves and the Hornets square off. The over/under for the game is 221.5.
Timberwolves vs. Hornets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 7:32 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Minnesota -6.5
- Total: 221.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -242, Charlotte +193
Timberwolves at Hornets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (221.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 119 – Hornets 108
- Minnesota has been victorious in 11, or 84.6%, of the 13 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Minnesota has yet to lose in eight games when named as at least a -242 moneyline favorite.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Minnesota has a 70.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Charlotte has been the underdog on the moneyline 14 total times this season. Buzz City has finished 5-9 in those games.
- Charlotte has gone 2-6 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +193 or longer (25%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Charlotte has an implied win probability of 34.1%.
- The Timberwolves record 9.8 fewer points per game (112.3) than the Hornets allow (122.1).
- When it scores more than 105.3 points, Charlotte is 6-7 against the spread and 6-7 overall.
- Minnesota is 9-2-3 against the spread and 13-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 113.6 points.
- The Timberwolves are the league’s 19th-ranked scoring team (112.3 PPG), while the Hornets allow the rank 26th in points per game (122.1) in NBA play.
- The 15th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.6 PPG) is Charlotte, while the Minnesota squad ranks first in the league defensively (105.3 PPG).
- The Timberwolves have put up a total of 126 more points than their opponents this year (an average of seven per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 144 total points, 8.5 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Minnesota this season is 113.4 points, 0.6 fewer points than its implied total of 114 points in Saturday’s game.
- So far this season, Minnesota has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (114) nine times.
- Charlotte’s average implied point total on the season (118.8 points) is 10.8 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).
How to watch Timberwolves vs. Hornets
- Game Day: Saturday, December 2, 2023
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSE and BSN
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Arena: Spectrum Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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