NBA Basketball Betting - Minnesota Timberwolves at Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats (5-11 SU, 10-6 ATS) have thus far not responded too well to new coach Larry Brown. On Monday night they play what they figure is a highly winnable game as they play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-11 SU, 6-9 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to tip off at 7 PM ET at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC.

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: CHARLOTTE -3.5, Total 185

Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

* MINN has covered one of its last five games

* MINN has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU

* MINN has played four of its last six games OVER the total

* MINN has covered four of its last five road games

* MINN has lost 13 of its last 17 road games SU

* CHAR has covered five of its last six games

* CHAR has lost six of its last eight games SU

* CHAR has played ten of its last 13 games UNDER the total

* CHAR has covered four of its last six home games

* CHAR has lost four of its last five home games SU

* CHAR has played four of its last five home games UNDER the total

Also...

* CHAR has won four of the last five meetings SU

* Five of the last seven meetings have gone OVER the total

* MINN has had the rebounding edge in five of the last seven meetings

* CHAR has made more three-pointers in each of the last seven meetings

Charlotte isn't scoring well and isn't shooting well. The Bobcats, in term of raw numbers, are the worst scoring team in the NBA, averaging just 88.6 points a game, and they are hitting only 43.1% of their shots. This is somewhat surprising for a team that has a couple of bonafide scoring threats in Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson. But Richardson has missed seven games and Wallace is averaging less than 17 points as Larry Brown seeks some balance. Another things Brown has been hoping for is a team that can defend, and the 'Cats may not have that kind of talent. Some wonder when tensions will start to boil over as the peripatetic Brown continues to try to find the answers in an organization that has to have one of the strangest structures in the NBA.

Minnesota is supposed to be the young, inexperienced team, yet Charlotte is the one with the horrible assist-turnover ratio (1.1-to-1). Both Ray Felton and rookie D.J, Augustin are hovering around 2-to-1, but it is clear that the undersized but developing Augustin is going to take over the job on a full-time basis sooner or later. Turnovers were this team's undoing last time out against the league-leading Celtics, as they coughed it up 21 times. Wallace and Richardson combined for 45 points, but Felton, who committed six turnovers, missed a couple of easy layups in the late going as Boston won an 89-84 decision. That was a credible showing, but what about the hangover from that?

The Wolves have given up 106.3 points a game over their last three. The shooting has not been so horrid lately, but the Wolves, who are getting 22 points and ten rebounds a contest out of Al Jefferson, would like to see someone step forward and be the second option on a more consistent basis. Randy Foye is shooting just over 40% from the field, and Mike Miller, acquired in the off-season to be an outside threat, has been solid in his overall game but is tallying just 11.5 ppg. Bad news came this past week as one of their better defensive players, Corey Brewer, was declared out indefinitely and probably for the season.