The Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Saturday in NBA action at the Target Center.
The Chicago Bulls look for a victory after losing six of their last eight games. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 104.2 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 113.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Zach LaVine is averaging 25.5 points and 4.1 assists while Jabari Parker is averaging 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds. Justin Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Wendell Carter Jr. is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.4 rebounds per game. The Chicago Bulls have lost three straight road games.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves look for another victory after winning four of their last six games. The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 1109.1 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 113.4 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20 points and 11.9 rebounds while Derrick Rose is averaging 19 points and 4.7 assists. Andrew Wiggins is the third double-digit scorer and Robert Covington is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game. The Minnesota Timberwolves have won five of their last seven home games.
The Bulls are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 vs. NBA Northwest, 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 0 days rest and 7-18 ATS in their last 25 road games. The Timberwolves are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest. The Bulls are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Minnesota and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Minnesota Timberwolves aren't consistent enough to be laying double-digit chalk, even against a lesser team. Everything seems to be a struggle for the Timberwolves, and when they do win, they barely get the job done. The Chicago Bulls are awful and are clearly in tank mode, but they can score just enough to hang around and have a bunch of young guys who play hard. I'll take the points in this contest.