Minnesota with sixth win in a row?
The Charlotte Hornets have been successful against Minnesota in the recent past. Although the Timberwolves prevailed in the last duel last February, the victory came only after overtime.
The home side has also won the previous four meetings against the Northwest Division side.
Charlotte Hornets – Statistics & current form
The Hornets cannot rely on a home bonus ahead of their encounter with Philadelphia: On the contrary, with two wins and already six losses on home soil, the hosts represent the weakest home record in the Eastern Conference.
The North Carolina franchise can rely on Kelly Oubre Jr. though. The shooting guard, who is spending his second season in Charlotte and previously signed with top teams including the champion Golden State and Phoenix Suns, is presenting a scoring threat at the moment.
The 26-year-old has scored at least 23 points in two of the past three games for head coach Steve Clifford’s squad. In addition, Oubre Jr. was able to increase his average scoring value in November by about five points to 21.3 per game compared to the previous month.
LaMelo Ball, however, will not play. The 2021 Rookie of the Year has already missed the past three games, which is why the offense is currently even more dependent on players like Oubre Jr.
Minnesota Timberwolves – stats & current form
The Timberwolves’ top centre in the person of Karl-Anthony Towns only shares that title with the Frenchman signed from Utah since signing Rudy Gobert in the off-season.
While the “Stifle Tower” also leads the rebounding rankings in the NBA, KAT’s performance on the side of head coach Chris Finch’s team this season often remains somewhat pale.
The “big man” is about three points below his output from last year and Towns is also not quite able to match last season’s record in terms of rebounds (8.9) (9.8).
However, it was clear that he will perform worse in these ratings than before, as he now has a no less strong player in the zone next to him with the aforementioned Gobert.
Charlotte Hornets – Minnesota Timberwolves Tip
For the clash between the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves, betting on an away win seems promising. The home side have the weakest home record in the East and the visitors have been stable with five wins recently.
The previous weak phase with six defeats and only one win has apparently been overcome. Although the home side won last night against the Sixers, this success was mainly due to Philly’s decimated personnel situation.
Their opponents were without their three top scorers Embiid, Harden and Maxey. The prediction is also supported by the fact that the visitors are the strongest away team in the West (5-3).
