The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1) are heavy, 14.5-point favorites against the Toronto Raptors (1-1) on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on TSN and FDSN. The matchup’s point total is 218.5.
Looking to gain an edge on Saturday’s game? See the best bets available in this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the article below.
How to Bet on Timberwolves vs. Raptors
Pick the Timberwolves (-14.5) to Cover
The Timberwolves covered the spread 40 times in 82 games last season.
The Raptors had 35 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
As a 14.5-point favorite or greater, the Timberwolves had two wins ATS (2-3) last season.
As 14.5-point underdogs or greater, the Raptors went 3-2 against the spread last season.
Take the Points Over (218.5)
Last year, the Timberwolves games finished over 218.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, 45 (out of 82) times.
Last season, 55 of the Raptors’ 82 matchups went over 218.5 total points scored.
These two teams averaged a combined 225.4 points per game a season ago, 6.9 more points than the over/under of 218.5 set for this game.
Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 225.3 points per game last season, 6.8 more than the point total for this game.
The average over/under the Timberwolves had set in matchups last year was 2.5 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average point total for the Raptors in 2023 was 10.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Back the Timberwolves on the Moneyline (-1000)
The Timberwolves were favored on the moneyline 61 total times last season. They finished 46-15 in those games.
The Raptors were underdogs 58 times last season and won 11, or 19%, of those games.
The Timberwolves had a 5-1 record last year (winning 83.3% of their games) when they played as a moneyline favorite of -1000 or shorter.
The Raptors had a record of 1-5 in games where bookmakers had them as underdogs of at least +650 on the moneyline.
The Timberwolves have an implied moneyline win probability of 90.9% in this matchup.
The implied probability of a win by the Raptors, based on the moneyline, is 13.3%.
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