Minnesota Timberwolves – New York Knicks Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 19.12.2024
It promises to be an emotional night at Target Center as Karl-Anthony Towns makes his long awaited return as a New York Knick. Who wins the first meeting of the season between the Knicks and Timberwolves?
The Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks meet on 19.12.2024, in what will be their 1st of two regular season meetings this year. The game will be played at Target Center (Minneapolis) with the home team Timberwolves being slightly favored to get the victory.
Minnesota Timberwolves |
Thu, 19.12.2024, 20:30 |
New York Knicks |
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4/5 |
14/1 |
11/10 |
Expert Tip |
Under 213.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks: Current situation
After splitting their first 20 games of the season, the Timberwolves have finally brought back their mindset from last season when they were one of the most dominant teams on the defensive end. Opponents are now having a hard time scoring against this team, in their last 7 games they are allowing just 92.8 points per 100 possessions. The next closest team is at 103.5 points, which goes to show just kind of improvement we are dealing with here.
After making a couple of radical changes to their starting line-up in the offseason, the Knicks have slowly steadied the ship and find themselves 3rd in the Eastern Conference with 16 wins in 26 games. Catching the Cavaliers and Celtics seems like an impossible mission at the moment, the lead is 6.5 games for Cleveland atop of the East. The Knicks won’t be too bothered by that though, as long as they get home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Minnesota Timberwolves Stats & Form
With 6 wins in 7 games the T’Wolves are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. Clippers, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Lakers and Spurs are the teams they held under 100 points in those 6 wins. Anthony Edwards also deserves a lot of praise for leading the team in scoring, he has netted 23+ points in 4 straight games on solid efficiency.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
The Knicks will be well rested here having played just once in the past 6 days, as they beat the Orlando Magic 100-91 in their last game. Jalen Brunson exploded for 31, while Karl-Anthony Towns stole the show with 22 points and 22 rebounds. Although, there is one stat that is concerning if you are a Knicks fan heading into this game and that is their three-point shooting. New York has made just 10, 11 and 11 threes in 3 of their last 4 games.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks: Head-to-Head
From a betting standpoint it has made more sense to back the Knicks in this match-up as they’ve covered the spread 4 times in the last 6 head-to-head. However, Minnesota has been the more dominant team if we look at just wins – they are 8-4 SU over the 12 most recent meetings. However, we would have to go back to the 2018-19 season to see a team win the regular season series, as they’ve split the last 4 years.
Minnesota Timberwolves – New York Knicks Odds
If you fancy the Timberwolves to spoil KAT’s homecoming, you can back them at 4/5 odds to win here. If you like the Knicks to improve on their impressive road run, for a away win here you can get 11/10 odds.
The point total has been set at 213.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks Betting Tip | Odds |
Minnesota Timberwolves -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Over 213.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
New York Knicks +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks (19.12.2024)
It is the homecoming for Karl-Anthony Towns who will play in Minnesota for the first time since getting traded by the Timberwolves last summer. KAT has been one of the most consistent Knicks players all year long, ranking 2nd in scoring for them and also adapting well to the Tom Thibodeau style of play. New York is in fine form going into this game having won 6 of 8 games, plus on the road they are 4-1 SU over their last 5. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves have ramped it up defensively lately, holding opponents to under 100 points 4 times in their last 5 games. These two teams have a knack for low scoring games whenever they play each other at Target Center – this bet has landed in 4 of the last 5 meetings there. Pace of play is another factor we have to consider here. The Knicks rank are the 2nd slowest team in the NBA this season, averaging just 97.3 possessions per game. Minnesota is just slightly faster in 24th at 98 per game. With the two teams ranking 1st and 3rd in defensive rating over the last 7 games played, the logical conclusion is to back the under for this game.
Expert Tip |
Under 213.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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