Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Atlanta Hawks odds, tips and betting trends

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30 October 2023

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Atlanta Hawks odds, tips and betting trends

The Atlanta Hawks (1-2) battle the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1) on Monday, October 30, 2023 at State Farm Arena. It starts at 7:30 PM ET on BSSE and BSN.

The Timberwolves head into their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Hawks. The game’s over/under is set at 234.5.

Timberwolves vs. Hawks Betting Odds

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Spread: Minnesota -2.5
Total: 234.5
Moneyline: Minnesota -132, Atlanta +112

Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 2.5)
Pick OU:
Under (234.5)
Prediction:
Hawks 108 – Timberwolves 107

Minnesota was favored on the moneyline 37 total times last season. It went 20-17 in those games.
Minnesota had a record of 18-16 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter last year (52.9%).
Based on this contest’s moneyline, Minnesota has an implied win probability of 56.9%.

Atlanta won 12, or 36.4%, of the 33 games it played as underdogs last season.
Atlanta had a record of 9-16, a 36% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +112 or more by oddsmakers last season.
The implied probability of a win by Atlanta, based on the moneyline, is 47.2%.

Last year, the 115.8 points per game the Timberwolves put up were just 2.3 fewer points than the Hawks allowed (118.1).
Minnesota had an 18-9 record against the spread and a 20-7 record overall last season when scoring more than 118.1 points.
When it scored more than 115.8 points last season, Atlanta went 27-21 against the spread and 32-16 overall.
Minnesota went 30-20 against the spread and 33-17 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 118.4 points.
Last season, the Timberwolves were the league’s 12th-ranked scoring team (115.8 PPG), while the Hawks were the 25th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (118.1) in NBA play.
Atlanta’s squad was the third-ranked scoring team (118.4 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Minnesota ranked 18th in terms of allowing points per game (115.8).
The Timberwolves were out-scored by three points last season (zero points per game on average), while the Hawks put up 24 more points than their opponents on the year (0.3 per game).

Minnesota had an average implied point total of 118.2 last season, which is 0.8 points lower than its implied total in Monday’s game (119).
Last year, Minnesota put up more than 119 points in 27 games.
The average implied point total last season for Atlanta (119.3) is 3.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).
Atlanta outscored its implied point total for this matchup (116) twice last year.