Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves: prediction for the NBA match
If you look at the statistics of the last 36 head-to-head confrontations of these rivals, we will see a fairly obvious advantage of Utah. The Jazz has 23 wins, the Timberwolves have 13. Last season, Minnesota won both matches of the NBA regular season with scores 101:96 away and 105:104 at home. But in the current championship, their game on December 9th in Minneapolis ended with a score of 104:136 in favor of the Jazz.
Utah Jazz
Denver continues to have a fever. Mike Malone’s players have lost 2 of their last 3 matches, losing to Minnesota (107:124) and Oklahoma (94:108). Only Atlanta managed to beat the nuggets (133:115). Due to recent setbacks, Denver dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference. It looks like the management of the team made several mistakes. The stake was placed on the successful actions of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. But the first one is injured and the second one finds it difficult to carry the team on his own. Added to all the problems was Michael Porter’s damage. Nuggets need roster changes.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota had five players on the COVID protocol. Jarett Vanderbilt, Anthony Edwards, Patrick Beverly, Josh Okogi and Taurean Prince will not play in the upcoming meeting. Of course, this affects the actions of the “wolves”. They miss Edwards especially. Because of this, the Timberwolves lost to Dallas (102:114). Most recently, in early December Minnesota played at home against Utah. Then Finch’s men played without d’Angelo Russell and lost 104:136, but now this player is in the ranks.
Prediction
The last matches of "Minnesota" can not be called productive. No more than 216 points were scored in the previous three fights. Utah has an excellent line of defense, so it is highly likely that the trend will continue. It will not be easy for the weakened "wolves" to show a bright game. Our prediction is for the total under 227 points per odds 1.81 in 1xBet bookmaker. Despite the recent problems with the roster, Minnesota may fight the favorite. In previous matches, they have not lost with a big difference in the score. We are waiting for resistance from Finch's charges. The second prediction is the handicap of "Minnesota" (+12.5) points for 1.68. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 1.81. Promo code for registration - ODDS2WIN.
