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  11. Standings

Wolves Primed for Convincing Win

It’s time to go for the Wolves against the spread, especially with a generous -8.5 line at odds of 1.91. Our betting prediction is that this can be comfortably achieved against the Hornets.

Hornets Have Won 7 of Previous 10 H2H Matchups

Minnesota Timberwolves made it back-to-back wins after a 126-112 home success over Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center. Naz Reid scored 23 points, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker getting 20 and Anthony Edwards 18.

Charlotte Hornets were defeated last time, making it seven losses on the spin. Spectrum Center saw them beaten 119-101 at home to Golden State Warriors. Miles Bridges managed 35 points, LaMelo Ball scored 25, with Mark Williams registering 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The scoreline was 114-93 in favor of the Wolves when they last played the Hornets, with the matchup taking place at Target Center. The Hornets have won seven of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses in the past 10 games. The Wolves are averaging 115.3 points, 44.0 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.4 blocks while shooting 43.6% from the field and 84.0% from the free-throw line. The opposition average 114.9 points and 48.9 rebounds per contest.

Anthony Edwards is averaging 25.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.4 (33.0%) 3-pointers made, while Naz Reid averages 10.2 rebounds.

Charlotte Hornets – Last 10 Games

The Hornets have won 1 and lost 9 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 95.5 points, 44.6 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field and 76.0% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points and 51.1 rebounds.

Miles Bridges is averaging 21.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.8 (37.8%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves lineup: Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid, Julius Randle.

Charlotte Hornets lineup: Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, DaQuan Jeffries, Mark Williams, Nick Smith Jr..

Expert NBA Analysis

Our expert NBA handicappers study the latest form, while injuries can also affect the potential outcome. Before coming up with a verdict, we combine this data with the latest stats.

Key Timberwolves vs Hornets stats:

  • The -8.5 line has been covered by Wolves in 2 consecutive games.
  • The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Hornets in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Hornets in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Hornets in 2 consecutive games.

Timberwolves vs Hornets Prediction

We’re bullish about Minnesota Timberwolves on the spread at -8.5. They should be able to win this NBA matchup by a comfortable margin and you can get 1.91.

There are bigger prices available to bettors who are willing to move the line. If you’re prepared for additional risk, more juice can be landed from your betting selections.

Wolves -8.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

LaMelo Ball Under 22.5 Points 1.94 bet365 logo

LaMelo Ball (Hornets) has totaled an average of 15.83 points in the past 6 games. This is a telling statistic and we’re happy to back him to fall short of the line once again, with odds of 1.94 available.

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Jaden McDaniels Over 13.5 Points 1.85 bet365 logo

Jaden McDaniels (Wolves) has averaged 19.2 points in the past 5 road games. We are therefore going to choose a Player Points prop bet at odds of 1.85 which will hopefully see this him cover the line.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets Bet Builder Tips

Spread Timberwolves -8.5
Totals Over 225.5
Player Points LaMelo Ball Under 24.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Timberwolves Timberwolves logo 120 - 108 Hornets logo Hornets

There are stacks of correct score lines available and we’re looking at the Timberwolves to achieve a winning scoreline of 120-108 where a huge potential return is on the cards.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Wolves Big Favorites With the Books

Minnesota Timberwolves have the shortest price to win this NBA game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 78% probability due to their 1.28 Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 3.90 about Charlotte Hornets.

The spread is calculated to be 8.5, while total points comes in at 225.5. Basketball bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on the Totals. The Over 225.5 selection is available to back at 1.89.

Wagering on the Race to 20 Points allows bettors to back favorites Wolves at 1.56. On the flip side, the Hornets are 2.45 should you think they’ll get to this total first.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Anthony Edwards Favorite to Get Most Points

Anthony Edwards is the market leader to rack up the most points. You can back 1.93 that he gets Over 28.5 points. Alternatively, Under is trading at 1.81.

Player Points

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 28.5
1.93
Under 28.5
1.81
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LaMelo Ball (Hornets)
Over 24.5
1.92
Under 24.5
1.83
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Miles Bridges (Hornets)
Over 20.5
1.85
Under 20.5
1.88
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Naz Reid (Timberwolves)
Over 17.5
1.79
Under 17.5
1.94
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Player Assists

LaMelo Ball (Hornets)
Over 6.5
1.70
Under 6.5
2.08
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Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 5.5
1.76
Under 5.5
2.00
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 4.5
1.85
Under 4.5
1.88
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Mike Conley (Timberwolves)
Over 4.5
1.91
Under 4.5
1.83
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Player Rebounds

Mark Williams (Hornets)
Over 10.5
1.73
Under 10.5
2.02
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Naz Reid (Timberwolves)
Over 9.5
2.10
Under 9.5
1.68
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Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
Over 9.5
1.92
Under 9.5
1.84
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Miles Bridges (Hornets)
Over 7.5
1.94
Under 7.5
1.80
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 1 win and 9 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

Point Spread

Total Points

Total Points

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Anthony Edwards 60 36.48 1646 274 27.4 4.6 4.1 6.0 0.6 1.2
Rudy Gobert 55 33.3 604 101 11.0 1.8 - 10.4 1.5 0.7
Julius Randle 50 32.54 941 222 18.8 4.4 1.5 7.2 0.2 0.7

Charlotte Hornets Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Brandon Miller 27 34.21 568 98 21.0 3.6 3.9 4.9 0.7 1.1
LaMelo Ball 38 32.33 992 266 26.1 7.0 3.9 5.2 0.3 1.2
Miles Bridges 46 32.11 929 172 20.2 3.7 2.2 7.8 0.7 0.8

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Mike Conley
Unavailable

Charlotte Hornets Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Josh Green
Injured
Brandon Miller
Injured
Tre Mann
Injured
Grant Williams
Injured
Josh Okogie
Injured

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets logo Charlotte Hornets Confirmed Lineup
0 Miles Bridges
1 LaMelo Ball
3 DaQuan Jeffries
5 Mark Williams
8 Nick Smith Jr.
Minnesota Timberwolves logo Minnesota Timberwolves Confirmed Lineup
0 Donte DiVincenzo
3 Jaden McDaniels
5 Anthony Edwards
11 Naz Reid
30 Julius Randle

Previous Minnesota Timberwolves Lineups

05 Mar NBA
76ers 112-126 Timberwolves
03 Mar NBA
Timberwolves 116-98 Suns
01 Mar NBA
Timberwolves 116-117 Jazz
28 Feb NBA
Timberwolves 102-111 Lakers
25 Feb NBA
Timberwolves 131-128 Thunder
24 Feb NBA
Thunder 130-123 Timberwolves
22 Feb NBA
Timberwolves 115-121 Rockets
14 Feb NBA
Thunder 101-116 Timberwolves
13 Feb NBA
Bucks 103-101 Timberwolves
11 Feb NBA
Timberwolves 107-128 Cavaliers

Previous Charlotte Hornets Lineups

04 Mar NBA
Warriors 119-101 Hornets
02 Mar NBA
Wizards 113-100 Hornets
28 Feb NBA
Hornets 96-103 Mavericks
26 Feb NBA
Hornets 92-128 Warriors
25 Feb NBA
Hornets 88-130 Kings
23 Feb NBA
Hornets 88-141 Trail Blazers
21 Feb NBA
Hornets 115-129 Nuggets
20 Feb NBA
Hornets 100-97 Lakers
13 Feb NBA
Hornets 86-102 Magic
11 Feb NBA
Hornets 89-97 Nets

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Central W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Southeast W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Northwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Southwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Western Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
  • W = Wins
  • L = Losses
  • PCT = Winning Percentage
  • PPG = Points Per Game
  • OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
  • DIFF = Average Point Differential
  • Home = Home Record
  • Road = Away Record
  • Div = Division Record
  • Conf = Conference Record
  • Last 10 = Record last 10 games
  • Strk = Current Streak