by James Q
Thursday, Dec 30, 2021Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Prediction, Spread and Trends to Watch - 12/31/2021
Game Time: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31st, 2021
Venue: Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Opening NBA Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Spread: NL
BetMGM: Spread: NL
VegasInsider: Spread: NL
Season Record
Timberwolves: 16-18, 9th place Western Conference
Jazz: 25-9, 3rd place Western Conference
These two Western Conference opponents have been singing the same song for years. The Jazz are always a contender, but never the conference winner. The Timberwolves are always a below average team, never improving, never contending. With New Year’s Eve upon us… will either of these teams manage a better 2022. No. The Jazz will be good, the Timberwolves will be bad… let’s look at the numbers and figure out where to make some money. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
The Minnesota Timberwolves are missing PG D'Angelo Russell and C Karl-Anthony Towns to the Covid list. They lost their last game to the New York Knicks 96-88, which was also a loss against the Spread. They are 5-5 over their last ten games. They have the makings of a good team… new bright spot 2020 #1 overall pick shooting guard Anthony Edwards is athletically gifted and beginning to find his footing as an offensive powerhouse in this league. One of the main problems so far is his style doesn’t mesh well with star Center Karl-Anthony Towns’ plodding style. This team has been on the outside looking in for a decade.
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Preview and Analysis
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The Timberwolves are 16-18 on the season, but 17-17 ATS. They have logged 17 Overs and 17 Unders. They are 6-8 in road games.
The Jazz are 25-9 on the season, but 17-17 ATS. They have notched 17 Overs, 16 Unders, and 1 Push.
Offensive Analysis
The Timberwolves are 14th in points with 108.1 per game, 15th in rebounds with 45.3 per game, and 24th in AST/TO ratio with 1.5. They are a bad shooting team ranking 27th in FG%, 23rd in 3PT%, and 16th in FT%.
The Jazz are 1st in scoring with 115.9 points per game, 1st in rebounds with 47.6, and 22nd in AST/TO ratio with 1.6. They are shooting the lights out. The Jazz are 1st in FG%, 7th in 3PT%, and 18th in FT%.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Prediction
Our prediction for Friday, December 31st is…. Jazz 110 - Timberwolves 102
Donovan Mitchell may not play in this game but still, the Timberwolves will be putting a team on the floor without their star or their starting point guard.
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NBA Betting Trends
Minny is 4-0 ATS versus Utah over the last 3 seasons.
3 of 4 games in this series have gone Under the last 3 seasons.
Injury list
Timberwolves: C Karl-Anthony Towns (covid) Out, PG D’Angelo Russell (covid) Out
Jazz: SG Donovan Mitchell (back) Quest, PF Eric Pachall (pelvis) Quest
Starting Lineups
Timberwolves: PF Jaden McDaniels, SF Malik Beasley, C Nathan Knight, SG Jordan McLaughlin, PG Patrick Beverley
Jazz: PF Royce O’Neale, SF Bojan Bogdanovic, C Rudy Gobert, SG Joe Ingles, PG Mike Conley
Statistical Leaders
Timberwolves
Points: Karl-Anthony Towns 24.5
Assists: D’Angelo Russell 6.7
Rebounds: Karl-Anthony Towns 9.1
Steals: Anthony Edwards 1.6
Blocks: Greg Monroe 2.0
Jazz
Points: Donovan Mitchell 25.4
Assists: Mike Conley 5.3
Rebounds: Rudy Gobert 14.9
Steals: Donovan Mitchell 1.6
Blocks: Rudy Gobert 2.3
Coaches
Timberwolves: Chris Finch. Coach Finch has a hard road ahead.
Jazz: Quin Snyder. Coach Snyder has quietly been one of the best performing and longest tenured coaches in the NBA.
James Q
About the Author:
James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.
