Tuesday, January 26, 2010

NBA Betting: Timerwolves vs Knicks

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 6-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Timberwolves were defeated 127-94 by the Bucks last time out, as 7.5-point underdogs. The teams played OVER the posted total of 202.

Jonny Flynn led the Timberwolves with 20 points, four rebounds, and five assists.

The Knicks lost to Dallas 128-78 as a 1.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (197.5).

Jared Jeffries led New York with 14 points and David Lee had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 3 straight games.
New York has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 9-36 SU, 22-22-1 ATS
New York: 17-26 SU, 20-23 ATS

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Dallas are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of New York's last 23 games

Next up:
Minnesota at Cleveland, Wednesday, January 27
New York home to Toronto, Thursday, January 28

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