Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Minnesota Timberwolves will travel on back to back nights when they face the Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night.
Tip time from Utah is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home club Utah Jazz favored by -6 points with an over under of 190 ½ points.
Money early has landed on the home club as the Utah Jazz is now favored by -6 ½ points.
The total has shown no movement off the opening line of 190 ½ points.
Utah Jazz money line bettors will lay –300 odds with the road underdog Minnesota Timberwolves returning +270 odds to post the straight up win with no need for taking the points.
Utah defeated Minnesota in three of their four meetings last year with each team covering the point spread twice.
The total gone over three times and went under once.
Minnesota will head to Utah with a record of 7-8 on the year. The team is 3-3 on the road.
The T’Wolves average 95 points with 42.8% shooting with 33.8% coming from the three point line.
Defensively the team allows 92 points with 43.4% shooting. Teams convert on 33.1% from three against them.
The club is coming off the 101-98 road win last night to the LA Clippers as a +4 ½ point underdog.
The total landed over the closing line of 191 points.
Minnesota was powered to victory by a fourth quarter where they outscored the Clips 29-19. The Timberwolves overcame a 15 point deficit to pull out victory.
The team made 44.4% of their shots with 6 of 15 from the three point line.
Darko Millcic led the team with 22 points and seven rebounds with 10 of 15 shooting.
Kevin Love had 17 points along with 14 boards as he made only 5 of his 16 shots.
Luke Ridnour and Wayne Ellington chipped in with 13 points each in the victory.
They allowed the Clippers 46.5% shooting with 11 of 21 coming from three.
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Utah will host the Timberwolves with a mark of 9-5 on the year. The team is 7-2 at home.
The Jazz averages 95 points and hits on 45.1% of their shots with 28.2% coming from the three point line. The club makes 74.2% of their free throws.
On defense Utah allows 93 points and 43.9% shooting from the floor. Opponents connect on 30.5% from the three point line against them.
The team was sitting good winners of 8 of 9 when they hosted Dallas on Thursday night.
Utah dropped a 94-91 home defeat to the Dallas Mavericks as a -2 ½ point betting favorite.
The total came in at over the closing line of 184 ½ points.
The Jazz made only 38.8% of their shots with 3 of 12 coming from three.
They pulled down 11 more rebounds than the Mavericks.
Center Al Jefferson led Utah with 22 points and nine rebounds on 8 of 18 shooting.
C.J. Miles had 17 points off the bench as he made 5 of 11 from the floor.
Paul Millsap grabbed 13 rebounds along with 16 points.
They allowed Dallas 52.1% shooting with 5 of 20 coming from beyond the arc.
Trend: The over is 9-1 in their past 10 meetings.
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