The Minnesota Timberwolves (44-19) will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-22) after victories in five straight road games. It tips at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, March 8, 2024.
The Timberwolves take on the Cavaliers in a game projected to be a tight one. The Timberwolves are favored by just 1 point against the Cavaliers. The game’s over/under is set at 207.5.
Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:30 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Minnesota -1
- Total: 207.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -116, Cleveland -103
Timberwolves at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (207.5)
- Prediction: –
Cavaliers 112 – Timberwolves 111
- Minnesota has been chosen as the favorite in 49 games this year and has walked away with the win 36 times (73.5%) in those games.
- This season, Minnesota has come away with a win 36 times in 49 chances when named as a favorite of at least -116 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 53.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Cleveland has won 45% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (9-11).
- Cleveland has a record of 9-10 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer (47.4%).
- Cleveland has an implied moneyline win probability of 50.7% in this game.
- The Timberwolves score 113.3 points per game, only 3.8 more points than the 109.5 the Cavaliers allow.
- When Minnesota puts up more than 109.5 points, it is 27-15-1 against the spread and 34-9 overall.
- Cleveland has put together a 28-19-3 ATS record and a 37-13 overall record in games it scores more than 106.5 points.
- Minnesota has an ATS record of 29-15-3 and a 40-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 114 points.
- The Timberwolves are the league’s 19th-ranked scoring team (113.3 PPG), while the Cavaliers allow the rank second in points per game (109.5) in NBA play.
- Cleveland is the NBA’s 18th-ranked offense (114 PPG), while Minnesota is the top-ranked defense (106.5).
- The Timberwolves have out-scored their opponents by a total of 429 points this season (6.8 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up 280 more points than their opponents on the year (4.5 per game).
Over/Under
- Minnesota’s average implied point total this year is 9.4 more points than its implied total in Friday’s game (114.4 implied points on average compared to 105 implied points in this game).
- This season, Minnesota has put up more than 105 points 55 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Cleveland (115.4) is 12.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (103).
How to watch Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers
- Game Day: Friday, March 8, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, CW43, and BSNX
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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