Posted on
1/29/2008 5:22:08 PM
Bet on NBA - Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Chicago Bulls
By Mike Rose
Don’t look now, but the Timberwolves are currently one of the hottest teams in the league. That’s right folks!!! If not for a turnover in the closing seconds of their game against Boston, Minny would own a 4-game winning streak coming into tonight’s contest with the (17-26) Chicago Bulls. Minny’s torrid play began last Monday when they went into Golden State and pulled out a 109-108 shocker that saw them win SU as 11.5-point road underdogs. They followed that effort up with an even more unbelievable handling of the Phoenix Suns. They beat Nash and company 117-107 as 8.5-point home pups for their second win over the Phoenix franchise this season just 5-days after getting bludgeoned 115-95 in the desert. Then came the tough 1-point loss at Boston that saw them easily cover the 14-point spread. Their next game saw them open up as favorites for just the 4th time this season. However, the betting public didn’t believe the Wolves would be able to rebound from their loss in Boston forcing all the sportsbooks to move the line in favor of New Jersey. When the dust cleared, the Wolves picked up their 8th win of the season when they upended the Nets by a 98-95 final count and covered the 1.5-point spread in the process.
As for the Bulls, they’ve continued their mediocre play since the coaching change and they’re now suffering from a rash of injuries to their star players. Both Luol Deng and Ben Gordon sat out of their last game against Phoenix that saw the Suns cover the 7.5-point spread in their 88-77 defeat of the Bulls. The loss was the Bulls 2nd in a row and 6th in their L/10 overall games. The United Center was a very tough place for opposing teams to go into and win the L/3 seasons, but that hasn’t been the case this year. The Bulls are 9-13 SU at home and they’ve only managed to cover 7 of those 22 games.
Minnesota has experienced decent success against the Bulls winning 7 of their L/10 match-ups, but a guy named Kevin Garnett had a lot to do with those victories. This will be the first meeting of these teams this season.
The Bulls opened up as 2.5-point home chalks with the ‘Total’ set at 188. Overnight bettors still don’t believe in the Wolves current form and have bet the Bulls up to 4.5-point favorites. They also project a lower scoring game with the ‘Total’ dropping to its current mark of 187. Both of these lines can currently be found at BetUS.com.
This series has been dominated by the underdog of late as it’s cashed in 6 of the L/8 meetings. The Timberwolves are a combined 23-16 (59%) ATS on the road vs. sub .500 Eastern Conference opponents, while the Bulls come in a combined 12-30 (29%) ATS at home vs. sub .500 Western Conference opponents.
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