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On Monday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks square off at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota is attempting to snap a three-game losing streak, while New York is attempting to extend a three-game winning streak. The Wolves are 35-37 overall this season, while the Knicks are 42-30 overall, with a 20-16 home record.
Minnesota’s injuries occurred at an inopportune time. Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, Austin Rivers, and Naz Reid are all questionable for Monday’s game against the Knicks, while Jaylen Nowell is doubtful.
Gobert has appeared in 60 of the Wolves’ 72 games this season, giving us a good idea of what things are like when he isn’t in the lineup. The offense improves dramatically, going from 113.3 points per 100 possessions with him into 118.1 points per 100 possessions without him, averaging 121.1 points per game.
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Edwards was in a boot as recently as Saturday, which doesn’t bode well for him suiting up against the Knicks on Monday night. If he sits, we only have one game without him to judge the team, which was Saturday night’s loss to the Raptors. Minnesota’s offense struggled to finish the game without a go-to scorer down the stretch in that game.
Meanwhile, with Jalen Brunson back in the lineup, the Knicks were able to overcome a five-point halftime deficit to win at home against the stumbling Nuggets. The Knicks shut down the Nuggets in the third quarter, holding them to 24 points. That Nuggets game was a defensive anomaly in comparison to their usual third-quarter defense.
While the Knicks have been playing well recently, it has not been due to their defense. Even if this might be surprising to a lot of people, New York has only held opponents to 112 points per 100 possessions once in its last nine games.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks Game Information
- Date: 03/20/2023
- Time: 07:40 PM ET
- Location: Madison Square Garden.
- How to Watch Timberwolves vs Knicks: NBC Sports Boston
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Timberwolves vs Knicks Betting Lines
Knicks are –350 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $28.57. On the other side, Timberwolves are +280 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $280.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Knicks at a 77.78% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Timberwolves have 26.32% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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