NBA Picks & Predictions: Timberwolves vs. Kings (Thursday)
The NBA has four games on tap for Thursday night. In the early window, the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards tip off at 7 p.m. ET, while the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks square off at 7:30 p.m. ET. The latter game can be viewed on TNT. In the late window, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets meet at 10 p.m. ET in the second end of the TNT doubleheader, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings also battle at 10 p.m. ET.
Let’s get that bankroll in the blank with our best NBA picks for Thursday, Oct. 24’s game Timberwolves vs. Kings.
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Thursday’s Best NBA Picks: Timberwolves vs. Kings
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Minnesota Timberwolves (-118) at Sacramento Kings (+100) | O/U 225 (-110/-110)
The Timberwolves (0-1) were also in action on Tuesday night, losing 110-103 in the late-night game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
In the loss, Minnesota hit at just a 41.2% clip (35-of-85) from the field, while going 31.7% (13-of-41) from downtown. In addition, Minnesota struggled from the free-throw line, cashing in at just a 74.1% clip (20-of-27), and there is your difference, as the Timberwolves left seven points on the floor.
As expected, Anthony Edwards stepped up and did his part, going for a team-high 27 points, while hitting 10-of-25 from the field. He was good for five three-pointers, too, while posting six boards and three assists. The Timberwolves did have six scorers go for 10+ points, including newcomer Donte DiVincenzo, who had 10 points and a pair of triples in his team debut. Julius Randle, a former Laker, also had 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists with a three-pointer in his team debut. DiVincenzo and Randle were acquired as part of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade with the New York Knicks in the offseason.
The unexpected performance of the night came from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who posted 14 points in 28 minutes off the bench, adding three triples with five rebounds and a team-best +13 mark.
The road team has won each of the past six meetings in this series dating back to Jan. 30, 2023, with the road team also going 6-0 ATS in the span. The over/under has split 5-5 in the past 10 in this series. If there was a lean, it would be the under, but there isn’t a lot of conviction. I’d prefer to just play Minnesota, as having a game under its belt will help in this matchup. Again, think about that road team trend in the series, too.
Pick: Timberwolves -1.5 (-108)
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