The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center on Tuesday night. It’s a clash between the second-best Atlantic Division team and the second in the Northwest Division. Doc Rivers and his crew are keen to bounce back from their November 2022 loss to Minnesota. This is also their last chance to level things as the 2022-23 NBA regular-season schedule only features two matchups between the Sixers and the Timberwolves. Both sides are also coming from wins, with the hosts looking to stretch their winning streak to four games.

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76ers vs. Timberwolves Game Information

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— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 6, 2023

• When: Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• TV: BSFL, BSWI
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic (76ers) // 830 WCCO-AM (Timberwolves)
• Live Stream: NBA League Pass
• NBA Betting Odds: 76ers (+1) // Timberwolves (-1)

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Why Bet on the Philadelphia 76ers?

The Sixers are on track to reach the playoffs. However, since picking up three losses in five games against the Mavs, Heat, and Celtics, questions started to raise whether Doc Rivers can hold up to the expectations of Philly fans and bettors. In spite of everything, many think that the franchise is slated for a deep playoff run this time.

Since taking down the Pacers in their most recent outing, the Sixers maintain solid figures on offense and defense. Their attacking face features 114.5 points per game on an eighth-best 48.2% shooting percentage. The team hits 38.6% of its shots from deep and is good enough for the second-best record in the league while maintaining a crucial league-best free-throw percentage of 83.2%. Of course, franchise face Joel Embiid leads the team in points and rebounds, averaging 33.0 points and 10.28 boards in 50 appearances.

You can’t discredit what the 76ers do on the other end of the floor. In 64 games, they managed 110.7 opponent points per game and limited teams to 47.2% shooting. Philadelphia maintains above-average three-point defense and holds competitors to 35.0% from deep.

Why Bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Timberwolves recovered well from their three-game losing streak and are now riding a three-game winning streak. Minnesota also performed well on the road, which should give the squad some much-needed confidence ahead of the game. Head coach Chris Finch gets the full capacity of his starting lineup and second-choice players save for Jaylen Nowell who awaits a game-time decision since sustaining a knee injury.

As a team, the Timberwolves average 115.6 points per game on 49.2% shooting. These are easily within the top-ten figures thanks to leading scorer Anthony Edwards who averages 24.59 points per game. Trailing him in scoring is Karl-Anthony Towns who averages 20.76 points, 8.19 boards, and 5.29 assists per game. The team is deadly from short and mid-range with figures of 57.5% two-point shooting while keeping their long-range shooting adequate at 36.0%.

Defensively, the squad averages 115.6 opponent points per game and allows competitors 46.9% shooting. They are heavy on perimeter defense and hold teams to 53.3% two-point shooting while averaging 49.7 total boards per game. Rudy Gobert produced quality numbers for Minnesota in his first year with the team and holds a team-best record of 11.57 boards per game.

76ers vs. Timberwolves Betting Trends

• The Sixers are 1-2 in the last three meetings versus the Timberwolves (2-1 ATS).
• Philadelphia is 3-0 in the last three road contests against the Timberwolves (3-0 ATS).
• The totals went over in four of the Sixers’ last five games against the Timberwolves.
• The Timberwolves are 2-3 in their last five contests at Target Center (2-3 ATS).
• Minnesota is 3-2 in their last five games (3-2 ATS).
• The totals went under in four of the Timberwolves’ last five games.

76ers vs. Timberwolves Expert Betting Prediction

The Timberwolves will keep a close eye on Joel Embiid here. Although the Sixers’ starting lineup might take a hit with Tobias Harris and P.J. Tucker in and out due to injury, the visitors have enough depth to keep Minnesota on its toes. The odds are close here, but the Timberwolves holding onto home advantage tells us this game could go down the wire. Bettors look forward to the possible outcome here with only one regular-season game between the teams acting as a benchmark.

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