San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/9/2021

D'Angelo Russell's Minnesota Timberwolves (2-6) will try to upset DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs when the Timberwolves take on the Spurs on January 9, 2021. The line has the Spurs favored by 4.5 points against the Timberwolves. The matchup features an over/under of 234.5.

How to Watch

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

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Spurs vs. Timberwolves Betting Data

Spurs Betting Data

• San Antonio has gone 4-4 against the spread this season, covering half of the time.
• San Antonio and its opponents have hit the over in 100% of games (8 out of 8 matchups).

Timberwolves Betting Data

• Minnesota has a losing (2-5) record against the spread this season.
• Minnesota hit the over in 100% of its games (8 of 8 games).

Point Total Insights

• San Antonio's games this season have gone over the point total for Saturday's matchup point total (234.5 points) in 325% of opportunities (26 out of eight matchups).
• In three out of Minnesota's eight games this season (37.5%), the competing teams scored a higher point total than the total in Saturday's matchup.
• The over/under for the contest of 234.5 is 13.5 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Spurs (112.2 points per game) and the Timberwolves (108.8 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 1.5 fewer points than the 236 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Spurs have seen a 226.4 average over/under in their games this season, 8.1 points fewer than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 3.9 points more than the average over/under in Timberwolves' games this season (230.6 points).

Previous Matchups

San Antonio has a 6-4 record against Minnesota over the last 10 matchups, while the Timberwolves hold a 2-0 edge against the spread when matched up with the Spurs.

Spurs Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Spurs is DeRozan, who scores 19.1 points and distributes 7.3 assists per game.
• Keldon Johnson leads San Antonio in rebounding, pulling down 7.3 boards per game while also scoring 13.9 points a contest.
• Patty Mills leads the Spurs in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 3.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Dejounte Murray is San Antonio's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Rudy Gay leads them in blocks with 1.0 per contest.

Timberwolves Players to Watch

• Russell scores 20.0 points and adds 5.1 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Timberwolves' leaderboards in those statistics.
• Jarrett Culver's stat line of 6.1 rebounds, 8.4 points and 0.6 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Minnesota rebounding leaderboard.
• Russell knocks down 3.0 three-pointers per game, the most on the Timberwolves.
• Jarred Vanderbilt (1.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Minnesota while Naz Reid (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Spurs:

Derrick White: Out (Toe),

Drew Eubanks: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Quinndary Weatherspoon: Out (Knee)

Timberwolves:

Karl-Anthony Towns: Day To Day (Left Wrist),

Josh Okogie: Out (Hamstring)