Authored by National Basketball Association Against The Spread Expert Analyst Charlie McDougall and produced by Charliessports.com for their 2015 Basketball game on Thursday January 1, 2015 at 8:00 PM EST.
The (13-18) Sacramento Kings of the Western Conference Pacific Division will make the trip from the Capital of the Golden State to the Twin-Cities to take on the lowly (22-5) Minnesota Timberwolves of the Western Conference Northwest Division 2015 NBA action. The teams will play at the Target Center, also home of the NHL Wild in cold Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Sports Handicapper believes the Sacramento Kings has all the makings of a very good basketball team and a new a; Arena is in place. The Minnesota Timberwolves have a lot of young raw talent but will again be in the 2015 NBA draft lottery. The betting line has Sacramento as a 4-point home underdog Against The Spread, the betting odds total is at 211′ for Thursday’s game.
The 2014-15 Sacramento Kings signed Forward Rudy Gay to a new long-term contract in early November. The next move for the Kings is to convince Center DeMarcus Cousins to ink with the franchise, long term. Sacramento will get better if Cousins is all in, the four-year pro from Kentucky can flat out do it all in the paint. Sacramento has won the last three against Minnesota, including an 113-101 victory on November 22, 2014. The Kings lost eight of their last ten straight up and were beaten 107-99 at Brooklyn their last game on December 29th. The Sacramento Kings are 4-1 Against The Point Spread their last five in Minneapolis. The Kings are 1-8-1 their last ten NBA ATS Betting Expert Predictions this season going over the betting odds total seven times and staying under three. Sacramento has given up 100 points or more five of their last six losses. The key to a Kings win is to play defense and get up and down the court, feeding the post. The city council approved a new Arena; the team was going to move out of the Capital, and now they have new life.
The 2014-15 Minnesota Timberwolves and head coach Flip Saunders, a Minnesota native have struggled. The franchise has put all of it’s chips in Saunder corner hoping he can get it done. Owner Glen Taylor is enthusiastic and optimistic about the future, but it seems to be the some story year after year. The franchise has a good young nucleus with Ricky Rubio, Anthony Bennett, and Andrew Wiggins. Minnesota has lost nine of ten straight up; their lone win came on December 10th in a 92-80 home win against a very good Portland team. The T’wolves are at their best when they play defense, in the ten game span they allowed nine opponents 100-points or more. Minnesota is 1-3 Against The Point Spread their last four at home, going over the betting odds total only one time and staying under three. The key to a Minnesota win is to play tough in your face “D”. Rubio is out with an Ankle injury and won’t return until early next week.
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Free Pick: Minnesota+4.
The (13-18) Sacramento Kings of the Western Conference Pacific Division will make the trip from the Capital of the Golden State to the Twin-Cities to take on the lowly (22-5) Minnesota Timberwolves of the Western Conference Northwest Division 2015 NBA action. The teams will play at the Target Center, also home of the NHL Wild in cold Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Sports Handicapper believes the Sacramento Kings has all the makings of a very good basketball team and a new a; Arena is in place. The Minnesota Timberwolves have a lot of young raw talent but will again be in the 2015 NBA draft lottery. The betting line has Sacramento as a 4-point home underdog Against The Spread, the betting odds total is at 211′ for Thursday’s game.
The 2014-15 Sacramento Kings signed Forward Rudy Gay to a new long-term contract in early November. The next move for the Kings is to convince Center DeMarcus Cousins to ink with the franchise, long term. Sacramento will get better if Cousins is all in, the four-year pro from Kentucky can flat out do it all in the paint. Sacramento has won the last three against Minnesota, including an 113-101 victory on November 22, 2014. The Kings lost eight of their last ten straight up and were beaten 107-99 at Brooklyn their last game on December 29th. The Sacramento Kings are 4-1 Against The Point Spread their last five in Minneapolis. The Kings are 1-8-1 their last ten NBA ATS Betting Expert Predictions this season going over the betting odds total seven times and staying under three. Sacramento has given up 100 points or more five of their last six losses. The key to a Kings win is to play defense and get up and down the court, feeding the post. The city council approved a new Arena; the team was going to move out of the Capital, and now they have new life.
The 2014-15 Minnesota Timberwolves and head coach Flip Saunders, a Minnesota native have struggled. The franchise has put all of it’s chips in Saunder corner hoping he can get it done. Owner Glen Taylor is enthusiastic and optimistic about the future, but it seems to be the some story year after year. The franchise has a good young nucleus with Ricky Rubio, Anthony Bennett, and Andrew Wiggins. Minnesota has lost nine of ten straight up; their lone win came on December 10th in a 92-80 home win against a very good Portland team. The T’wolves are at their best when they play defense, in the ten game span they allowed nine opponents 100-points or more. Minnesota is 1-3 Against The Point Spread their last four at home, going over the betting odds total only one time and staying under three. The key to a Minnesota win is to play tough in your face “D”. Rubio is out with an Ankle injury and won’t return until early next week.
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Free Pick: Minnesota+4.
