The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.
The pregame narrative: The Timberwolves are at home, which is one of the reasons I’m backing them to win. This +335 SGP includes prop picks on Julius Randle and Norman Powell, as well.
Check out my Clippers vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 6.
Clippers vs. Timberwolves predictions
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Parlay: Timberwolves moneyline + Randle over 6.5 rebounds + Powell over 2.5 threes (+335)
Timberwolves (-139): Minnesota is an inconsistent team, but maybe that’s part of the reason to get behind them following a three-game skid.
To be fair, two of those three recent losses came against the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder by a combined 11 points.
On the other side, the Clippers are turning heads on the West Coast, starting the season 20-15. They are 8-9 away from home, though, and that’s the situation tonight.
Kawhi Leonard is back from his lengthy injury recovery but was restricted to just 20 minutes in his return.
His return isn’t enough for me to ignore the Clippers’ results on the road. L.A. has lost back-to-back road games, including a 122-86 bashing by the San Antonio Spurs.
The Timberwolves are hard to trust right now but they already have two wins over the Clippers this season, both at home and away.
SGP legs
Randle over 6.5 rebounds (-155): The first time these teams met in Minnesota, Randle had 10 rebounds.
Additionally, the power forward has cleared this line in six of the past eight games.
Rudy Gobert is a vacuum on the glass at times, but when teams have a paint-dominant centre to match, Randle is needed down low to help.
We can see that in recent games:
- Jan. 4 vs. Detroit (Jalen Duren): 7 rebounds
- Dec. 27 vs. Houston (Alperen Sengun): 8 rebounds
- Dec. 25 vs. Dallas (Dereck Lively): 10 rebounds
- Dec. 23 vs. Atlanta (Clint Capela): 13 rebounds
That is only a small sample size, but it’s a trend that has been pretty consistent throughout the year.
Clippers centre Ivica Zubac is the definition of a glass-cleaning big man. He averages 12.5 rebounds per game and has 10-plus boards in 29/35 games.
Powell over 2.5 threes (-177): Leonard is the centre of attention in his second game back, but let’s not forget how good Powell has been in his absence.
The shooting guard averages 23.5 points per game and shoots 43.9% from deep. He’s canning 3.6 threes per game on 8.2 attempts.
Powell is a flamethrower from 3-point range and is on the mark more often than not. He’s cashed this wager in 21 of 28 games this season.
With Leonard presumably on a minutes restriction again, Powell should remain an important piece on offence. He shot 4-for-10 from deep in Leonard’s first game back.
Picks made at 9:45 a.m. ET 01/05/2025
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