Minnesota Timberwolves at Brooklyn Nets odds, picks and predictions

Seth Orlemann | Staff Writer

The Minnesota Timberwolves (31-13) visit the Brooklyn Nets (17-26) on Thursday. Tip from Barclays Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Timberwolves vs. Nets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; teams split 2 games last season each winning on the road

Minnesota snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 118-107 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to cover as a 10.5-point road favorite. G Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 38 points while C Karl-Anthony Towns added 27. C Rudy Gobert had a double-double (19, 16) . The Timberwolves shot 42% from the field in the win.

Brooklyn has lost back-to-back games after falling 108-103 on Tuesday against the New York Knicks while failing to cover as a 3.5-point home underdog. F Mikal Bridges scored a game-high 36 points on 7-of-13 from 3 while F Cameron Johnson (19) and G Cam Thomas (14) were the only other Brooklyn players to score in double figures. The Nets shot 44.2% from the field in the loss.

Timberwolves at Nets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:31 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves -172 (bet $172 to win $100) | Nets +142 (bet $100 to win $142)
Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves -4 (-108) | Nets +4 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 217 (O: -108 | U: -112)

Timberwolves at Nets key injuries

Timberwolves

Not yet submitted

Nets

F Cameron Johnson (shoulder) questionable
C Day'Ron Sharpe (knee) out
G Ben Simmons (back) out
F Dariq Whitehead (shin) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Timberwolves at Nets picks and predictions

Prediction

Timberwolves 114, Nets 106

Moneyline

PASS.

At -72 odds, there is not a lot of value in betting on a Wolves team that has won 5 of its last 7 to beat a Nets team that has dropped 8 of its last 10.

Against the spread

BET TIMBERWOLVES -4 (-108).

The Timberwolves have covered the spread in 6 of their last 9 including 3 of their last 4 road games. They rebounded well on Wednesday after dropping a 15-point 4th quarter lead and losing on Monday and will continue to do so against a struggling Nets squad. The Nets are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games including 1-6 ATS in their last 7. Dealing with injuries, the Nets will not be able to stop Towns and company.

Over/Under

LEAN OVER 217 (-108).

While the Nets have struggled on offense recently, scoring 114 or fewer in 7 of their last 10, as it stands 217 would be the 3rd lowest total this season. For Minnesota, 217 is tied for the 6th-lowest total this season. Both teams have even Over records with the Wolves having a 22-22 Over record and the Nets having a 21-21-1 Over record. Expect Minnesota to carry the load and push this game to hitting the Over.

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