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Minnesota vs. Clippers. NBA Match Prediction
Minnesota will face the Clippers at home on January 7 in a regular NBA championship match. The game will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis and will begin at 04:00 Moscow time. Chris Finch's team suffered a defeat to Detroit in their previous away match. Will the Timberwolves basketball players be able to rehabilitate themselves before their fans in the game with the team from Los Angeles and what bets should they choose? - read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Minnesota Timberwolves
USACurrent form
Minnesota has lost its last three games in a row. In a meeting on January 5, the Timberwolves lost on the road to Detroit with a score of 105:119. The best player on the losing team was Anthony Edwards, who scored a record 53 points, made six rebounds and two assists. Julius Randle recorded 17 points. Chris Finch's team (17 wins and 17 losses) occupies tenth place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Minnesota approaches the upcoming match with a fighting squad. All leaders are healthy and ready to take part in the match.
Interesting facts for betting
The Timberwolves average 110 points in games against the Clippers (statistics based on the last ten games).
Minnesota has beaten the Clippers in their last three games in a row.
Estimated composition
Josh Giddy - Coby White - Zach LaVine - Patrick Williams - Nikola Vucevic.
LA Clippers
USACurrent form
The Clippers have lost their last two out of three games. In the January 5 meeting, the Los Angeles team crushed Atlanta on their home court with a score of 131:105. Norman Powell made the biggest contribution to the victory, scoring 20 points, making four rebounds and one assist. Ivica Zubac (18-18-4) and James Harden (10-2-15) had double-doubles. Amir Kofri scored 17 points, Kevin Porter - 15. Tyronn Lue's team (20 wins and 15 losses) occupies seventh place in the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Clippers headed to the Windy City with a fighting squad.
Interesting facts for betting
The Clippers average 107 points in games against Minnesota.
Estimated composition
James Harden - Kris Dunn - Norman Powell - Kawhi Leonard - Ivica Zubac.
Trends
Harden Total Assists Over 9.5
Harden averages 8.2 assists per game.
1.88Bet Total rebounds Zubac over 12.5
Zubac averages 12.1 rebounds per game
1.87Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not really believe in the Clippers' success. Bookmakers' experts consider Minnesota to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. In general, everything is so. The team from the Big Apple makes results from season to season and consistently gets into the playoffs. The team from California demonstrates a not very confident game. The Timberwolves will have to achieve victory with the noisy support of their fans.
Our prediction is Minnesota's victory with a handicap of (-1.5) points, including overtime, at 1.75
Bet on total
Head-to-head matches between Minnesota and the Clippers are usually quite productive. In the last ten games, the average was 217 points. There are no prerequisites for the teams to pay more attention to defense this time. The match should be productive again.
Our prediction is total over 216.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the player
Edwards played 79 games in the 2023/24 regular season and averaged 25.9 points per game. This season, his numbers are already the same — 25.2. The 23-year-old guard is proving with his play that he can maintain a decent scoring level. The first pick in the 2020 draft will have to demonstrate his scoring skills this time around.
Our prediction is Edwards' total points over 26.5 including overtime at 1.87
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