Toronto Raptors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Betting Tips and Best Bets for Week

Feb 16, 2022

Raptors vs. Timberwolves Betting Picks & Predictions

Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-27) have an opportunity to secure an upset victory when they hit the court as only 1.5-point underdogs against Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors (31-25) on Wednesday. A point total of 227.5 has been set for the matchup. Find more below on the Raptors vs. Timberwolves betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Raptors vs. Timberwolves Betting Line

Raptors vs Timberwolves Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Raptors -1.5 – – 227.5 -110 -110 -118 -102

Raptors vs. Timberwolves Game Info

  • Game Day: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Arena: Target Center

Computer Predictions for Raptors vs. Timberwolves

Computer picks for Raptors vs Timberwolves
ATS Over/Under Score Prediction
Under (227.5) Timberwolves 112 Raptors 109

Raptors vs. Timberwolves Betting Trends

  • Toronto covered the spread 30 times in 72 games last season.
  • The Raptors’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or greater was 14-16 last year.
  • Last year, 35 of Toronto’s 72 games went over the point total.

    • Toronto Raptors Leaders

  • Pascal Siakam paced the Raptors with 21.4 points per game and 7.2 rebounds last year, while also averaging 4.5 assists.
  • Fred VanVleet paced his squad in assists per contest (6.3) last year, and also put up 19.6 points and 4.2 rebounds. At the other end, he posted 1.7 steals (third in league) and 0.7 blocked shots.
  • Chris Boucher averaged 13.6 points, 1.1 assists and 6.7 rebounds per contest last season.
  • Gary Trent Jr. averaged 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest last year. Defensively, he delivered 1.0 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Khem Birch posted 7.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest last year, shooting 49.7% from the field.

    • Toronto Raptors Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 44.3 26
    Opp. Field Goal % 46.2 19
    Rebounds Per Game 44.8 14
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 44.3 14
    Turnovers Per Game 12.0 4
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.5 2

    Timberwolves vs. Raptors Betting Trends

  • Minnesota has covered the spread 30 times in 58 games.
  • As 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Timberwolves are 12-14 against the spread.
  • This year, 36 of Minnesota’s 58 games have hit the over.

    • Minnesota Timberwolves Leaders

  • Karl-Anthony Towns sits on top of the Timberwolves leaderboards for scoring and rebounding with 24.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.
  • Minnesota’s assist leader is D’Angelo Russell with 7.0 per game. He also scores 19.1 points per game and grabs 3.5 rebounds per game.
  • Minnesota’s leader in steals is Anthony Edwards (1.5 per game), and its leader in blocks is Towns (1.1 per game).

    • Minnesota Timberwolves Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 44.8 23
    Opp. Field Goal % 45.6 15
    Rebounds Per Game 44.9 11
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 46.4 23
    Turnovers Per Game 13.8 24
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.6 1

    Raptors and Timberwolves Injury Report

    Raptors: Fred VanVleet: Day To Day (Knee)
      Timberwolves: McKinley Wright IV: Out (Arm), Anthony Edwards: Day To Day (Ankle)

    Betting Tips for Raptors vs. Timberwolves

    After analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet against the spread is Timberwolves (+1.5). Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 227.5 points, with the teams finishing with a final score of Timberwolves 112, Raptors 109 when it’s sorted out on the court.

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