San Antonio Spurs versus Minnesota Timberwolves Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 2-6-2013
- 11 years ago
The 38-11 San Antonio Spurs will travel to play the 18-27 Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Minnesota is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds from this NBA game will come out on Wednesday afternoon as Tim Duncan has been listed as questionable with an ankle issue. Manu Ginobili is also questionable with a hamstring problem.
The teams met back on January 13th and it was the Spurs with the 106-88 home win as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 199 points.
San Antonio has a road record of 16-9 on the season. The team has won ten straight after a 96-86 home win on Saturday to the Washington Wizards as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 193 ½ points. The Spurs outscored the Wizards 51-26 at the half. San Antonio hits on 48.7% from the floor and held Washington to just 40.9%. Tony Parker leads his team with 19 points and 12 assists on 9 of 15 shooting. San Antonio has been tightening up their defense by allowing less than 100 points to eight of ten games. The Spurs are third in scoring offense at 104 points a game and 7th in the NBA in scoring defense by giving up 95.7 points a game.
The Timberwolves are 12-10 on their home court. They drop their seventh game in eight tries after a 100-98 home defeat on Monday to the Portland Trailblazers as a -4 point betting favorite. The total came in at over 193 points. Minnesota nearly overcomes a 19 point deficit after three quarters by outscoring Portland 40-23 in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves hit 47.1% from the floor and make just 3 of 13 three pointers. They couldn’t take advantage of 28 Trailblazers turnovers because they pull down ten less rebounds and allow 58.6% shooting to Portland. Dante Cunningham leads the Timberwolves with 23 points on 11 of 17 shooting. With the injury to Kevin Love the Minnesota Timberwolves has struggled offensively. They are a bottom third team in all four key offensive categories which are points scored per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting.
The betting odds from this NBA game will come out on Wednesday afternoon as Tim Duncan has been listed as questionable with an ankle issue. Manu Ginobili is also questionable with a hamstring problem.
The teams met back on January 13th and it was the Spurs with the 106-88 home win as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 199 points.
San Antonio has a road record of 16-9 on the season. The team has won ten straight after a 96-86 home win on Saturday to the Washington Wizards as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 193 ½ points. The Spurs outscored the Wizards 51-26 at the half. San Antonio hits on 48.7% from the floor and held Washington to just 40.9%. Tony Parker leads his team with 19 points and 12 assists on 9 of 15 shooting. San Antonio has been tightening up their defense by allowing less than 100 points to eight of ten games. The Spurs are third in scoring offense at 104 points a game and 7th in the NBA in scoring defense by giving up 95.7 points a game.
The Timberwolves are 12-10 on their home court. They drop their seventh game in eight tries after a 100-98 home defeat on Monday to the Portland Trailblazers as a -4 point betting favorite. The total came in at over 193 points. Minnesota nearly overcomes a 19 point deficit after three quarters by outscoring Portland 40-23 in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves hit 47.1% from the floor and make just 3 of 13 three pointers. They couldn’t take advantage of 28 Trailblazers turnovers because they pull down ten less rebounds and allow 58.6% shooting to Portland. Dante Cunningham leads the Timberwolves with 23 points on 11 of 17 shooting. With the injury to Kevin Love the Minnesota Timberwolves has struggled offensively. They are a bottom third team in all four key offensive categories which are points scored per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting.