New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 3/31/2021

The Minnesota Timberwolves (11-36) will look to top scorer Karl-Anthony Towns (24.1 ppg) when they aim to knock off the Julius Randle-led New York Knicks (24-23) on March 31, 2021. The Timberwolves are 3.5-point underdogs against the Knicks. The matchup has an over/under of 221.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: MSG

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Knicks vs. Timberwolves Betting Data

Knicks Betting Data

• New York holds a winning record against the spread this season, going 27-19-1 ATS.
• When they are at least 3.5-point favorites, the Knicks are 2-2 ATS.
• New York has gone over the point total less than half of the time, in 18 of 47 games (38.3%).

Timberwolves Betting Data

• Minnesota has a losing (20-26-1) record against the spread this season.
• The Timberwolves are .500 against the spread (2-2) when at least 3.5-point underdogs.
• Minnesota hit the over in a majority of its outings this season: 24 of 47 games (51.1%).

Point Total Insights

• In New York's matchups this season, the Knicks and their opponents have gone over Wednesday's total of 221 points 12 times (25.5% of opportunities).
• In 28 out of Minnesota's 47 games this year (59.6%), the competing teams combined for more points than the total in Wednesday's matchup.
• Together, the two teams combine for 214.1 points per game, 6.9 points fewer than the total of 221 for this contest.
• These two teams surrender a combined 221.7 points per game, 0.7 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average total for Knicks games is 209.4 points, 11.6 fewer than the over/under of 221 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 5.3 points fewer than the average over/under in Timberwolves' games this season (226.3 points).

Previous Matchups

Minnesota has won a majority of its last 10 games against New York, going 8-2, while the Knicks perform better against the spread, accumulating a 1-0 record ATS in those contests against the Timberwolves.

Knicks Players to Watch

• The leader in scoring, rebounding and assists for the Knicks is Randle, who tallies 23.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
• Reggie Bullock leads the Knicks in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Mitchell Robinson is New York's leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Nerlens Noel leads them in blocks with 2.0 per contest.

Timberwolves Players to Watch

• Towns holds the top spot on the Timberwolves leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 24.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
• Minnesota's assist leader is Ricky Rubio with 6.9 per game. He also records 8.3 points per game and adds 3.2 rebounds per game.
• Malik Beasley is consistent from deep and leads the Timberwolves with 3.5 made threes per game.
• Minnesota's leader in steals is Rubio (1.4 per game), and its leader in blocks is Towns (1.6 per game).

Injury Report

Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: Out (Ankle), Derrick Rose: Day To Day (Ankle)

Timberwolves: Josh Okogie: Day To Day (Health and Safety Protocols), D'Angelo Russell: Out (Leg)