Timberwolves (-139):<\/strong> Minnesota is an inconsistent team, but maybe that’s part of the reason to get behind them following a three-game skid.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo be fair, two of those three recent losses came against the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder by a combined 11 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kawhi Leonard is back from his lengthy injury recovery but was restricted to just 20 minutes in his return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves are hard to trust right now but they already have two wins over the Clippers this season, both at home and away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Randle over 6.5 rebounds (-155):<\/strong><\/strong> The first time these teams met in Minnesota, Randle had 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditionally, the power forward has cleared this line in six of the past eight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can see that in recent games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Jan. 4 vs. Detroit (Jalen Duren):<\/strong> 7 rebounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dec. 27 vs. Houston (Alperen Sengun):<\/strong> 8 rebounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dec. 25 vs. Dallas (Dereck Lively):<\/strong> 10 rebounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dec. 23 vs. Atlanta (Clint Capela): <\/strong>13 rebounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
That is only a small sample size, but it’s a trend that has been pretty consistent throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powell over 2.5 <\/strong>threes (-177):<\/strong> Leonard is the centre of attention in his second game back, but let’s not forget how good Powell has been in his absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Picks made at 9:45 a.m. ET 01\/05\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":319642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83,624],"class_list":["post-319611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-nba-predictions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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