Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers odds, tips and betting trends
The Minnesota Timberwolves (44-19) will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-22) after victories in five straight road games. It tips at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, March 8, 2024.
The Timberwolves take on the Cavaliers in a game projected to be a tight one. The Timberwolves are favored by just 1 point against the Cavaliers. The game’s over/under is set at 207.5.
Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:30 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Minnesota -1
- Total: 207.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -116, Cleveland -103
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (207.5)
- Prediction: –
Cavaliers 112 – Timberwolves 111
- Minnesota has been chosen as the favorite in 49 games this year and has walked away with the win 36 times (73.5%) in those games.
- This season, Minnesota has come away with a win 36 times in 49 chances when named as a favorite of at least -116 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 53.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Cleveland has won 45% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (9-11).
- Cleveland has a record of 9-10 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer (47.4%).
- Cleveland has an implied moneyline win probability of 50.7% in this game.
- The Timberwolves score 113.3 points per game, only 3.8 more points than the 109.5 the Cavaliers allow.
- When Minnesota puts up more than 109.5 points, it is 27-15-1 against the spread and 34-9 overall.
- Cleveland has put together a 28-19-3 ATS record and a 37-13 overall record in games it scores more than 106.5 points.
- Minnesota has an ATS record of 29-15-3 and a 40-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 114 points.
- The Timberwolves are the league’s 19th-ranked scoring team (113.3 PPG), while the Cavaliers allow the rank second in points per game (109.5) in NBA play.
- Cleveland is the NBA’s 18th-ranked offense (114 PPG), while Minnesota is the top-ranked defense (106.5).
- The Timberwolves have out-scored their opponents by a total of 429 points this season (6.8 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up 280 more points than their opponents on the year (4.5 per game).
- Minnesota’s average implied point total this year is 9.4 more points than its implied total in Friday’s game (114.4 implied points on average compared to 105 implied points in this game).
- This season, Minnesota has put up more than 105 points 55 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Cleveland (115.4) is 12.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (103).
- Game Day: Friday, March 8, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, CW43, and BSNX
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial
