Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 23/02/2024, 06:14  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 23/02/2024 at 14:00 in NBA Prediction

The Milwaukee Bucks will be away to the Minnesota Timberwolves looking to get back to winning ways after the NBA All-Star break. They arrive for this match as the third-best team in the Eastern Conference while the Timberwolves are top in the West. The Timberwolves went into the All-Star weekend in red-hot form and they will be eager to pick up from where they had left off. Chris Finch’s men won four straight before the mid-season break with one of those wins being a 24-point blowout of the Bucks. That big win in Milwaukee started this hot streak with the Blazers falling 128-91 last time out. The Timberwolves have won 39 of their 55 matches and 19 of those have come in 24 games at the Target Centre. They are averaging 114 points and holding teams to 106.7 points a night which is the best record in the NBA. Jaylen Clark continues to be sidelined for the team and will miss this game due to an Achilles issue.

The Milwaukee Bucks have been in disappointing form since Doc Rivers took over as head coach. The veteran tactician has overseen 10 games and has managed just three wins. But after a successful All-Star break for Rivers and star guard Damian Lillard, the Bucks will be hopeful of better tidings. Lillard won two accolades during the All-Stars with one of those being the MVP in the All-Stars game. Rivers on the other hand was coach of the victorious Eastern Conference which also included Giannis Antentokounmpo. The Bucks have lost their last two matches with the last being an embarrassing defeat to a badly depleted Memphis team. They lost 113-110 to suffer their 21st loss of the season and drop nine games off top spot in the East. Chris Middleton will continue to be sidelined for the team with an ankle injury. The Bucks possess the second-best offensive record and are averaging 122 points a game.