Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/31/2021

Cleveland is as a 3-point favorite against Minnesota when Collin Sexton's Cavaliers (9-10) and the D'Angelo Russell-led Timberwolves (4-14) square off on January 31, 2021. A point total of 218 has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OH

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Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves Betting Data

Cavaliers Betting Data

• Cleveland has a winning record against the spread this season, going 10-9 ATS.
• The Cavaliers' record against the spread as at least a 3-point favorite is under .500 at 0-1.
• Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in only 42.1% of games (8 out of 19 matchups).

Timberwolves Betting Data

• Minnesota has a losing (7-11) record against the spread this season.
• When they're at least 3-point underdogs, the Timberwolves are 1-0 against the spread.
• Minnesota has gone over the point total in 50% of its games (9 of 18 games).

Point Total Insights

• Cleveland's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Sunday's matchup over/under (218 points) in eight out of 19 opportunities (42.1% of matchups).
• In 12 out of Minnesota's 18 games this year (66.7%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the total in Sunday's matchup.
• The Cavaliers average 104.2 points per game against the Timberwolves' 106.6, totaling 7.2 points under the matchup's total of 218.
• This game's total is 7.7 fewer points than the 225.7 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• This season the average total for Cavaliers games is 212.8 points, 5.2 fewer than the over/under of 218 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 5.7 points fewer than the average over/under in Timberwolves' games this season (223.7 points).

Previous Matchups

Cleveland has a 6-4 record against Minnesota over the last 10 matchups,

Cavaliers Players to Watch

• Sexton leads the Cavaliers in scoring, tallying 24.6 points per game to go with 2.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
• Andre Drummond is Cleveland's leading rebounder, pulling down 14.8 per game, while Darius Garland is its best passer, averaging 5.1 assists in each contest.
• Cedi Osman makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cavaliers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
• Larry Nance Jr. and Jarrett Allen lead Cleveland on the defensive end, with Nance leading the team in steals averaging 2.2 per game and Allen in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.

Timberwolves Players to Watch

• Russell averages 20.1 points per game to be the top scorer for the Timberwolves.
• Ed Davis puts up a stat line of 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 points and 1.1 assists per game for Minnesota to take the top rebound spot on the team. Ricky Rubio has the top spot for assists with 5.7 per game, adding 6.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per outing.
• Russell is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Timberwolves, hitting 2.9 threes per game.
• Jarred Vanderbilt (1.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Minnesota while Naz Reid (1.6 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Cavaliers: Lamar Stevens: Day To Day (Abdominal), Kevin Love: Out (Calf), Matthew Dellavedova: Out (Concussion)

Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Juancho Hernangomez: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Naz Reid: Day To Day (Wrist), D'Angelo Russell: Day To Day (Quad), Jarrett Culver: Out (Ankle)