The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1) take on the Toronto Raptors (1-1) at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The matchup airs on TSN and FDSN.
The Timberwolves head into their matchup against the Raptors as double-digit favorites. The Timberwolves are favored by 13.5 points. The matchup features an over/under of 220.5.
Timberwolves vs. Raptors betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:34 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Minnesota -13.5
- Total: 220.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -800, Toronto +553
Raptors at Timberwolves odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 13.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (220.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 126 – Raptors 101
Moneyline
- The Timberwolves have been the moneyline favorite just two other times so far this season, and they split the two games.
- Minnesota has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -800 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Timberwolves’ implied win probability is 88.9%.
- The Raptors have split the two games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Toronto has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +553.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Raptors have a 15.3% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Timberwolves put up 5.8 fewer points per game (113) than the Raptors gave up (118.8).
- When Minnesota put up more than 118.8 points last season, it went 17-7 against the spread and 20-4 overall.
- Toronto went 30-20 against the spread and 24-26 overall when it scored more than 106.5 points last season.
- Minnesota went 36-19-3 against the spread and 50-8 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 112.4 points.
- Last season, the Timberwolves were the league’s 18th-ranked scoring team (113 PPG), while the Raptors were the 25th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (118.8) in NBA action.
- The 21st-ranked scoring NBA team was Toronto a season ago (112.4 PPG), while the Minnesota squad was the best defense (106.5 PPG) in the league.
- The Timberwolves put up a total of 529 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 6.5 per game), while the Raptors were out-scored by opponents on average last year (by 528 total points, -6.4 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Minnesota last season was 113.9 points, 3.1 fewer points than its implied total of 117 points in Saturday’s game.
- Last season, Minnesota put up more than 117 points in 31 games.
- Toronto’s average implied point total last season (117.7 points) is 13.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (104 points).
How to watch Timberwolves vs. Raptors
- Game day: Saturday, October 26, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV channel: TSN and FDSN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Target Center
- Live stream: Watch this game Fubo
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