NBA preview and tips: Philadelphia 76ers at Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves (34-32) host the Philadelphia 76ers (42-22) in what promises to be another intriguing NBA encounter at Target Center.
While the Wolves have just had two days to rest up, Philly flew in from Indiana overnight, where they won an insane 147-143 shootout.
On Sunday, they beat the Bucks 133-130 just two days after going down 133-126 to the Mavericks.
While they've continued to pick up some wins along the way, defensively they've been a world away from what we have become used to.
It remains to be seen if this is a game too far, but it feels like one of their toughest assignments of this road trip.
Going back to the fact I see no reason for the 76ers to try and make this game about defence, ballpark 230 feels an achievable number on an average day.
The Over is 6-2 when the Timberwolves are playing on two days of rest, and 4-0 in their last four against teams winning above .600% of their games.
The Over is 7-0 after the 76ers allowed 125+ points in their previous game, and is also 27-12 when Philly are a road favourite.
There are some off-putting trends. For example, Minnesota being 1-4 ATS in their last five games at home on the back of a five-game road trip.
But…they haven't had a road trip this successful, and they haven't had a tired team on a back-to-back on any of those previous occasions.
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- George Dempsey provides basketball tips as The NBA Tipster on the Tipstrr platform