Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves 01/27/20 Betting Odds and Preview

The Sacramento Kings visit the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on Monday night.

The Kings ended their six-game losing skid with a win over the Chicago Bulls last Friday night. Sacramento is 16-29 on the season and they are 8-16 on the road this year. The slumping Timberwolves have dropped nine in a row. Minnesota is 15-31 this season and they are coming off a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Timberwolves are 6-17 at home this season and they have lost six in a row at the Target Center.

Kings Snap Six-Game Losing Streak

The Sacramento Kings snapped their six-game losing streak with a 98-81 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Head coach Luke Walton opted to start with Bogda Bogdanovic instead of Buddy Hield and the Kings’ leading scorer responded with a big game.

Hield scored 21 points to lead the Kings. He shot 7-12 from the field including 5-9 from behind the three-point area while coming off the bench for the first time this season. Harrison Barnes added 19 points while De’Aaron Fox had 18 points, six rebounds, and eight assists. Bogdanovic scored 12 points in 26 minutes of action.

The Kings are 24th in the league in scoring at 106.6 points per game and they are 15th in scoring defense at 109.8 opponents points per game allowed. Sacramento is averaging 42.5 rebounds per game, 27th overall and they are also 22nd in passing at 22.8 dimes per contest.

Wolves Have Lost Nine in a Row

The slumping Minnesota Timberwolves play their third home game in a row on Monday night. The Wolves have lost six straight games at their home floor and they have dropped nine in a row. In their last outing, Minnesota lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-113 on Saturday night.

Karl Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 37 points. Towns has scored at least 30 points in his last three games played. Shabazz Napier recorded his first career triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. Andrew Wiggins added 22 points for Minnesota.

Minnesota ranks 15th in the NBA in scoring at 111.2 points per game. They are 7th off the boards with an average of 46.1 rebounds per game and are 20th in passing at 23.3 assists per contest. The Timberwolves have the 5th worst scoring defense in the league at 114.9 points per game allowed this season.

Who Wins?

Sacramento is 1-6 SU in their last seven games played. The Kings are 2-3 SU in their last five games played, and 3-9 SU in their last 12 games played against the Western Conference. Minnesota is 0-9 SU in their last nine games played. The Timberwolves are 0-6 SU in their last six games played at home, and 2-5 SU in their last seven games played against the Pacific Division. Head to head, the Wolves are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played against the Kings.

The Kings snapped a six-game losing skid with a win over the Bulls in their last outing. Luke Walton’s decision to start Bogdanovic over Hield seemed to have paid off. It remains to be seen however if it works in the long term. The Kings will be without Richaun Holmes and Marvin Bagley.

Minnesota has lost nine straight games but this team beat the Kings in their first meeting of the season even without Karl Anthony Towns playing. KAT is back and healthy and he has scored 37, 30 and 40 points in his last three games played. I’m expecting Towns to have a big game here.

The Wolves are just 6-17 SU at home this season but the Kings are just 8-16 SU on the road. Minnesota needs its supporting cast to step up and help Towns and Wiggins. If Napier comes up with another impressive contribution, I think Minnesota wins this. The Wolves are due for a win.

Prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves

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The Kings are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games played. Sacramento is 2-3 ATS in their last five games played on the road, and 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Northwest Division. The Wolves are 0-5 ATS in their last five games played. Minnesota is 0-6 ATS in their last five games played at home, and 0-5 ATS in their last five games played against the Western Conference. Head to head, the Wolves are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played against the Kings.

With Richaun Holmes and Marvin Bagley hurt, Karl Anthony Towns should have a field day in this game. Town struggled against the Thunder but that was because of Steven Adams. Without a presence like Adams, the Kings should have a hard time stopping KAT. Minnesota has also won the last four meetings at the Target Center so I will have to go with the home team here.

Prediction: Timberwolves -3

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The total has gone over in six out of the last seven games played by the Kings. The over is 7-2 in Sacramento’s last nine games played on the road. The total has gone over in eight out of the last 12 games played by the Timberwolves. The over is 8-4 in Minnesota’s last 12 January games. Head to head, the total has gone over in six out of the last 10 meetings between these two teams. The over is also 5-1 in their last six encounters in Minnesota.

Sacramento has allowed at least 118 points in four out of their last five games played. Minnesota has the fifth-worst scoring defense in the league this season. With two struggling defenses, I expect a high-scoring game from these two teams. The Kings haven’t been impressive on offense but Minnesota’s inability to stop opponents is going to help here.

Prediction: Over 224.5

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