NBA : Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Lakers Odds & Prediction

Game Info: January 18, 2025 9:00PM EST @ Target Center

The Cavaliers have been inconsistent, losing to teams like okay City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, but they clawed their way back with wins against the Pacers and Toronto Raptors. In contrast the Timberwolves, have been more consistent, beating the New York Knicks convincingly and, losing to the Golden State Warriors by a respectably minor score. In this interaction, current records will have the ultimate say to keep this game going.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Cavaliers 1.42 , Timberwolves 2.95

Spread: Cavaliers -6 , Timberwolves +6

Over/Under: 227

Team Recent Performance

Cleveland Cavaliers

On January 17th they fell 114-134 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, -2.5 point favorites, with the over 232. They won by 127-117 on January 15th against the Indiana Pacers. On January 13th they lost 93-108 to the Pacers, yielding the 9-point spread, total(., under 240. They won, 132-126, over the Toronto Raptors on January 10th, but failed to cover the 13.5-point gap (over 235). On January 9th they defeated Thunder 129-122 (3-pt margin) and totaled more than 231.5.

Minnesota Timberwolves

On January 18, they covered both -116-99 as 3-point underdogs and the total under 216. They lost 115-116 to the Golden State Warriors on January 16th, failing to cover a 7-point spread, with over 217 being the total. On January 14, they won 120-106 over the Washington Wizards but didn’t get over 14.5 points spread, total also over 223.5. They lost, 125-127, to the Memphis Grizzlies on January 12, failing to cover a 2-point spread, and total to exceed 233. Lastly they prevailed on January 10 over the Orlando Magic by 104-89 as 5.5 point spread and the total under 199.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

This head-on contest has the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-6) going up against the Minnesota Timberwolves (6-4). Cleveland has done poorly against the spread this season ending up with a miserable 3-7 record, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have fared much better at 7-3. Their over/under days also ended up the same: 5-5. Cleveland scores 107.60 per game, and Minnesota 109.30 per game. It is a 54.30-52.80 shutout for the Cavaliers at the end of the first half. In field goal percentage, Cleveland is just slightly ahead (46.47% compared to 46.16%. The Cavs also happen to have a rebound advantage, grabbing 46.40 per game, while the Timberwolves take in 40.00. While the Timberwolves boast a better three-point shooting line of 121-make from 343-attempts compared to 94-make from 278-attempts of the Cavaliers, they also lead with steals (9.60 as compared to just 5.80 of the Cavaliers).

Team Injuries Update

Cleveland Cavaliers

Emoni Bates (SF, knee) is out.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Donte DiVincenzo (PG, toe) and Terrence Shannon (PG, foot) are out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Cleveland Cavaliers will win but the Minnesota Timberwolves will cover the spread with the total going over 227.

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