The Minnesota Timberwolves (3-8) are 8-point underdogs as they try to break a four-game road slide when they square off against the Atlanta Hawks (5-7) on Monday, January 18, 2021 at State Farm Arena. The game airs at 2:30 PM ET on NBA TV. The point total for the matchup is set at 227.5.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | -8 | -110 | -110 | 227.5 | -110 | -110 |
Head to Head
After the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Minnesota has a 6-4 record against Atlanta.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2020 | Timberwolves | Timberwolves | -4 | 239 | -179 | 149 | Regular Season | 127-120 ATL |
| 11/25/2019 | Timberwolves | Hawks | -4.5 | 235.5 | -187 | 155 | Regular Season | 125-113 MIN |
| 2/27/2019 | – | Hawks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 131-123 ATL |
| 12/28/2018 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 123-120 ATL |
| 3/28/2018 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 126-114 MIN |
| 1/29/2018 | – | Hawks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 105-100 ATL |
| 12/26/2016 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 104-90 MIN |
| 12/21/2016 | – | Hawks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 92-84 MIN |
| 11/25/2015 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 99-95 MIN |
| 11/9/2015 | – | Hawks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 117-107 MIN |
Hawks Betting Information
- Atlanta has not fared well against the spread this season, posting a 5-7 record.
- When favored by at least 8 points, the Hawks have struggled to a 0-1 record ATS this season.
- Atlanta and its opponents have converted the over just 2 times in 12 (16.7%) games this season.
Timberwolves Betting Information
- Minnesota has a losing record against the spread, going 4-6-1 ATS (covering just 36.4% of the time).
- Minnesota has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 54.5% of matchups this season (6 out of 11 chances).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Hawks and their opponents have scored no less than 227.5 points — this matchup’s point total — in 40 of 12 outings (333.3%) this year.
- Minnesota has played in five games this season (out of 11 total matchups — 45.5% of chances) where they and their opponents combined to score more than 227.5 points.
- These two teams average a combined 220 points per game, 7.5 less points than the total of 227.5 set for this game.
- Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 228.9 points per game, 1.4 more than the point total in this matchup.
- The average point total for Hawks games this season is 5.8 fewer points than the total of 227.5 in this matchup.
- Timberwolves games this season have averaged an over/under of 227.4 points, 0.1 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Hawks Leaders
- Trae Young leads the Hawks in scoring (23.2 points per game) and assisting (8.6 assists per game).
- Clint Capela paces Atlanta with 12.9 rebounds per game.
- Bogdan Bogdanovic hits 2.3 threes per game to lead the Hawks.
- Atlanta’s blocks leader is Capela, who collects 1.2 per game. Cameron Reddish leads the team averaging 1.4 steals a game.
Timberwolves Leaders
- D’Angelo Russell takes the top spot on the Timberwolves scoring and assist lists, putting up 20.7 points and 5.5 assists per game.
- When it comes to rebounds, Jarrett Culver is the Minnesota leader with 5.6 per game.
- Russell makes more threes per game than any other member of the Timberwolves, cashing in 2.8 treys per game.
- Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.4 per game and Josh Okogie is first in blocks with 1.0 per game.
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