NBA Picks: San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

The San Antonio Spurs have won 19 of their last 21 games versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks Tuesday night, as the two teams prepare to meet at the Target Center.

Sports bettors will find that the Spurs are nine-point road favorites in the pro basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 196 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this Western Conference affair from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction on the total along the way.

San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have won four of their last five games, including a 105-93 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder as 2.5-point home favorites Monday night.

Sports bettors will find that the Spurs are 4-5 against the spread as road favorites of 6.5 to nine points this season, with the UNDER going 5-4 in that situation.

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't scored 100 or more points in eight consecutive games, as they attempt to bounce back from a 100-77 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks Sunday.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Timberwolves are 4-9 against the spread as home underdogs of 6.5 to nine points, with the UNDER going 8-5 in that situation.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers play the total as one of their sports betting picks Tuesday night, as the UNDER is 5-2-1 in the last eight meetings in this series.

NBA Pick: Under 196

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