Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings 02/03/20 NBA Betting Odds and Prediction

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to the Golden 1 Center to take on the Sacramento Kings on February 3, 2020.

The Wolves are coming off a 12-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Minnesota has lost 11 games in a row and they are just 15-33 SU on the season and in last place in the Northwest Division team standings. The Kings are also playing after a double-digit defeat. Sacramento dropped a 16-point game to the Los Angeles Lakers but they have won three out of their last five games played. These teams last played on January 27, 2020, in Minnesota with Sacramento emerging victorious by the score of 133-129.

Eleven Game Losing Streak

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Sacramento with an eleven-game losing streak. This is the second time in the last two months that the Wolves have a losing skid that long. In their last outing, Minnesota dropped a 106-118 game against the Los Angeles Clippers. They gave up 40 points in the first quarter of that game and never recovered.

Karl Anthony Towns had another big game with 32 points and 12 rebounds. It was KAT’s fourth straight game with at least 30 points. Andrew Wiggins struggled with 13 points on 4-11 shooting. Robert Covington and Shabazz Napier were the other players who scored in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Minnesota ranks 15th in scoring at 111.5 points per game this season. They are the 9th best rebounding team in the NBA at 46.0 boards hauled per contest and are 19th in passing at 23.5 assists per game. The Timberwolves have the 5th worst scoring defense overall at 115.4 points per game allowed.

Five Straight Home Losses

The Sacramento Kings lost their fifth straight game on the road when they were thumped by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night 113-129. The Kings allowed the Lakers to take a 22-point lead at the end of the first quarter and gave up 81 points to the purple and gold in the first half. Despite the loss, the Kings have won three out of their last five games played.

DeAaron Fox led Sacramento with 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists while Buddy Hield added 22 points for the Kings. Hield is putting up 23.5 points per game in his last five outings. Harry Giles III also scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds for Sacramento.

The Kings rank 24th in the league in scoring at 107.4 points per game this season. They are 16th in scoring defense at 110.7 opponent points per game allowed. Sacramento is 25th off the glass with an average of 42.6 boards pulled down per contest and they are 23rd in passing at 22.9 assists per game.

Who Wins?

Minnesota is winless in its last 10 games played. The Timberwolves are 0-5 SU in their last five games played on the road, and 0-7 SU in their last seven games played against the Western Conference. Sacramento is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games played. The Kings are 0-5 SU in their last five games played at home, and 1-4 SU in their last five games against the Northwest Division. Head to head, the Wolves are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games against the Timberwolves.

The Wolves’ have matched their longest losing streak from December. So this is a team that has two 11-game losing spells in the last two months. The injury to KAT started this period of struggle for Minnesota and even now that he’s back, they haven’t found their groove yet. Towns have put up at least 30 points in each of his last four games played but his teammates haven’t given him much support.

Sacramento is coming off back to back games against the Los Angeles teams. They beat the Clippers last Thursday but fell to the Lakers last Saturday. The Kings have won three out of their last five games played. Buddy Hield is averaging 23.5 points per game in his last five games played and put up a career-best 42 against Minnesota last week.

The Kings are still without Marvin Bagley but they have picked up some solid wins in the past week, including one over this Timberwolves team. Buddy Hield is putting up 29.2 points per game against the Wolves this season. I like Sacramento to bounce back from the thrashing they suffered at the hands of the Lakers.

Prediction: Sacramento Kings

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Other Bets to Make

The Wolves are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games played. Minnesota is 1-2 ATS in their last three games played on the road. The Kings are 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 games played. Sacramento is 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games played at home, and 6-2 ATS in their last eight February games. Head to head, the Wolves are 4-1 ATS in their last five games played against the Kings. Minnesota is also 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games against Sacramento.

The Wolves have lost by at least four points per game in their last 10 games played while the Kings are two games removed from a win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Sacramento has won two out of their last four games played including a 133-129 victory over the Wolves last January 27, 2020, in Minnesota. Both teams are struggling right now but Sacramento is playing a little better right now.

Prediction: Kings -1.5

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The total has gone over in six out of the last 10 games played by the Timberwolves. The over is 2-1 in Minnesota’s last three games played on the road. The total has gone over in 10 out of the last 11 games played by the Kings. Sacramento has seen the total go over in each of their last four games played at home. The over is 6-0 in the Kings’ last six games played against the Western Conference. Head to head, the total has gone over in seven out of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.

These teams have combined to score an average of 231.7 points per game in their last 10 head to head meetings and 229.33 in their most recent three encounters. The Wolves have given up at least 116 points in seven out of their last 10 games played. The Kings have played to a total of at least 227 points in five out of their last seven games played. Minnesota is 5th from last in scoring defense while Sacramento is in the bottom half in that statistical department. These teams haven’t played much defense this season.

Prediction: Over 228

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