Timberwolves vs Heat Prediction

Miami Heat (15-11) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (19-5)

Game Info: Monday, December 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm (Kaseya Center)

Betting Odds: Miami Heat +1.5 -- Over/Under: 220

The Miami Heat play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Kaseya Center on Monday night. Here's a Heat vs Timberwolves prediction.

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in great shape as they've won eight of their last nine games and they will be aiming for a third straight win after routing the Pacers in a 127-109 home win on Saturday. Karl-Anthony Towns led the team with 40 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, Anthony Edwards added 37 points on 14 of 23 shooting while Naz Reid chipped in with 17 points on six of eight shooting off the bench. As a team, the Timberwolves shot 55 percent from the field and 18 of 30 from the 3-point line as they traded shots with the Pacers in a tightly contested first half, before they were finally able to break away with a 38-23 third quarter push to make it look easy in the end.

Miami Heat

Meanwhile, the Miami Heat have been in decent shape as they've won four of their last six games and they will be eager to keep it going after outlasting the Bulls in a thrilling 118-116 home win on Saturday. Jimmy Butler led the team with 28 points on nine of 18 shooting, Kevin Love added 22 points off the bench, Jaime Jacquez Jr scored 18 points while Caleb Martin chipped in with 17 points. As a team, the Heat shot 51 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they squandered a 15-point lead, but with the game on the line, the Heat turned to Jimmy Butler who drained the game-winner at the buzzer to snatch the win at home.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Heat rank 1st in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (9.2).
• The Heat rank 30th in the league for blocks per game this season (3.1).
• The Timberwolves rank 1st in the league for opponent points per game this season (105.8).
• The Timberwolves rank 1st in the league for opponent field goal percentage this season (43.4%).

Heat vs Timberwolves prediction

The Timberwolves could again be shorthanded with Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels listed as questionable, while the Heat are still missing Kyle Lowry who is being rested for this one. The Timberwolves have continued their red-hot start to the season with another big win, but they haven't been nearly as dangerous without Edwards who is on the injury report at the moment. The Heat have started to pick up their play again and they will be full of confidence from their thrilling win on Saturday, but with the line so short, I'm favoring the Timberwolves to get the win here behind a big game from Towns in this spot.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.