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Minnesota vs Detroit: prediction for the NBA match
On January 1, Minnesota will try to put an end to their losing streak in a game against Detroit. Will Chris Finch's men emerge to success? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Minnesota Timberwolves
USAWolves are still going down. Timberwolves have serious injury problems. Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert are still unavailable. Their absence surely affected team's performance.
Chris Finch's men secured the most recent victory two weeks ago, they managed to beat Dallas (116:106) at home. After that, they had a string of five defeats. In two latest matches Minneapolis team suffered defeats to New Orleans (118:119) and Milwaukee (114:123).
Detroit Pistons
USADetroit team is still at the bottom position of the Eastern conference. Casey's men are quite impressive on the offense, but their defensive game is terrible. Pistons' head coach is still unable to improve team's defensive performance, so results are underwhelming.
In the most recent game Detroit suffered another defeat. This time, Pistons lost to Chicago (118:132) on away, but before that, team secured a victory over Orlando (121:101).
Trends
СтавкаEdwards: total over 25,5 points
Anthony averages 23,7 points per game
СтавкаMinnesota: total over 119,5 points
In 3 of 5 latest home matches Finch's men managed to score more than 119 points
Tip and bets
Both teams get carried away on the offense. That's why we offer to place a bet on total over. Opponents should be able to beat the total of 230,5 points. Minnesota scored more than 120 points in the majority of their home games. Detroit also prefer an offensive style of play.
Our prediction - total over 230,5 points
A home game against Detroit shouldn't be a problem for the Wolves. Finch's men are much better on defense, so they should be able to get a victory.
Our second bet - Handicap (-5,5) points on Minnesota
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