The Minnesota Timberwolves bring a four-game winning streak into Friday night’s matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The Kings have been on the opposite end of things with five straight losses, failing to cover as underdogs in any of them.
The Wolves have a great chance to make it five wins in a row and get their third home win of the season against Sacramento.
The oddsmakers have the Timberwolves as big home favorites at the best betting sites for Friday night.
Let’s take a look at the odds, players to watch and my prediction for Friday night’s matchup.
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
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Julius Randle OVER 36.5 Pts + Reb + Ast (-109)
Julius Randle is off to a fantastic start during his second season in Minnesota. After seeing his points per game dip to 18.7 last year, he’s up to 25.3 PPG this season. His rebounds are holding strong at 7.2 per game with assists up to 6.2 from 4.7 last year.
Randle and the Timberwolves get a soft matchup on Friday night against Sacramento. The Kings rank 28th in points allowed per game, 20th in rebounds, and 27th in assists.
The power forward has gone over this number in eight of 11 games this season, including six of his last seven. There is some risk of him getting pulled early in a blowout, but I think he should be able to clear 40 PRA tonight.
We have a big spread of -11.5 on Friday night, but that’s not big enough for this Kings team. Sacramento lost by 33, 14, 27, and 21 during its four-game losing streak. It’s now 1-4 on the road, while the Timberwolves return home after a two-game road trip.
That road trip included a 144-117 win in Sacramento, and Minnesota covered as -12.5 favorites in a 137-97 thrashing of the Jazz in its last home game.
The Wolves should have no problem getting the blowout win in front of their home fans.
Pick: Timberwolves -11.5 (-115)
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