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MIN Timberwolves -13.0(-110)

Reasoning

We are hitting a critical point of the NBA regular season in terms of playoff seeding and no team in the NBA is in a better position to go up in the standings as the Minnesota Timberwolves are. With 6 games remaining the T’Wolves have the easiest remaining schedule, while the 5th seed is just half a game away. Without Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo in their last game, Minnesota was able to overcome a historic night from Nikola Jokic in a double OT thriller. They’ve now won 7 of 10 games, against Thursday’s opponent the Nets they’re 4-1 SU in the last 5 meetings and have covered the spread 10 times in the last 13 games head-to-head.

Brooklyn has shown signs of life winning their last 2 games, however with that they’ve shot themselves in the foot as they’ve now overtaken the 76ers in the East standings which actually hurts their chances of landing a high pick in the NBA draft lottery. The Nets rank 12th in the East and are likely to stay there as the Sixers are doing their best to tank these remaining 6 games. There is a long list on the Nets injury report, so it’s unclear which team we will see on Thursday night. Point guard D’Angelo Russell is a game time decision with a knee issue, Brooklyn’s offense runs through him so his potential absence could have a deciding factor in the outcome of this game.

Minnesota is on a good run right now, they’ve won 12 of 15 overall and 5 of 6 on the road. Their last 3 of 4 wins were all by double-digits, with Reid and DiVincenzo coming back they should be able to put enough points to blow out the Nets here. I’m backing Minnesota to cover.

Timberwolves vs Nets Predictions: Timberwolves -13 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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GS Warriors +2(-108)

Reasoning

The Golden State Warriors will be trying to extend their winning streak to 4 games when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. With the away team catching points, that’s the way I’m going with this Warriors vs Lakers prediction. Golden State is coming off consecutive victories over New Orleans, San Antonio and Memphis. The Warriors are now 18-2 SU when Jimmy Butler plays since he was acquired from Miami. Butler has taken a lot of pressure off Stephen Curry, but that doesn’t mean there has been a decline in Curry’s numbers. The Davidson product went wild to the tune of 52 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals during Tuesday’s 134-125 victory over Memphis.

Los Angeles, on the other hand, is not playing well at all. It is 3-4 in its last 7 and 6-8 in its last 14. LeBron James (groin) is good to go for Thursday’s contest, but he has not looked entirely 100 percent of late. James has been limited to 17 points or fewer in 3 of the past 4 outings. Obviously getting Luka Doncic was massive, but some of the willingness to part with Anthony Davis involved the expected acquisition of big man Mark Williams from Charlotte. When that fell through the cracks after being agreed upon, the Lakers were left with a roster that isn’t built the right way. Having 2 superstars is great, but in this day in age it’s not–or at least not necessarily–the way to win. With the Warriors firing on all cylinders, I like their chances on Thursday. The value is on Golden State as an underdog.

Warriors vs Lakers prediction: Golden State +2 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to +1.5.

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