The Minnesota Timberwolves (22-19) are 5.5-point underdogs against the Cleveland Cavaliers (34-6) at Target Center on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The game tips at 9:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSNX. The over/under is 227.5 in the matchup.
Keep reading for the best bets you can make on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions.
How to Bet on Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves
Pick the Timberwolves (+5.5) to Cover
The Cavaliers have 27 wins against the spread in 40 games this year.
Against the spread, the Timberwolves are 16-24-1 this season.
This season, the Cavaliers have an ATS record of 16-11 in their 27 games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
The Timberwolves have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 5.5 points or more (in two chances).
Take the Points Under (227.5)
Cavaliers games have gone over 227.5 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under, 25 times (out of 40) this year.
This season, 13 of the Timberwolves’ 41 total matchups have gone over 227.5 total points scored.
Between them, these two teams average 4.5 more points per game (232) than this game’s over/under (227.5).
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 219.6 points per game, 7.9 fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
The average total the Cavaliers have had in their games this season is 1.3 more points than this particular game’s point total.
Timberwolves games this year have averaged an over/under of 218.8 points, 8.7 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Back the Cavaliers on the Moneyline (-225)
The Cavaliers have won in 32, or 88.9%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
The Timberwolves have been the moneyline underdog six total times this season. They’ve finished 2-4 in those games.
This season, the Cavaliers have come away with a win 24 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -225 or better on the moneyline.
The Timberwolves have played in two games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +185 or longer without winning.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 69.2% chance of pulling out a win.
The Timberwolves have an implied moneyline win probability of 35.1% in this game.
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