Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 8:05 PM | Home Line: -4.5 | Total: 198.0

Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves Series Betting Trends

The Utah Jazz travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves at 8:05 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Minnesota is the favorite in this matchup, laying -4.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 198.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Jazz/Timberwolves Series

When looking at the last 51 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 31 games compared to 20 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Utah/Minnesota series is 99.6 ppg while the vistor has put up 96.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.9 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 51 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.9 ppg. That represents a value number of -1.6 when meassured against the offered line of -4.5, suggesting a wager on Utah makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 51 games between the Jazz and the Timberwolves is 196.3 per game. That creates a differential of 1.7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 198.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Utah as the road team and with Minnesota as the home team.

Recent Results when Utah visits Minnesota

When looking at the last 25 games in this series while Minnesota has been the home team, we can see the Timberwolves have won 14 games compared to 11 wins for the Jazz. Average points scored per game by Minnesota in this situation is is 98.7 ppg while Utah has put up 98 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 0.7 favoring the Jazz.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 0.7 ppg. That represents a value number of -3.8 when meassured against the offered line of -4.5, suggesting a wager on the Jazz makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 25 games between the Jazz and the Timberwolves is 196.7 per game. That creates a differential of 1.3 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 198.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the Utah Jazz Cover the Spread?

This season the Utah Jazz have played 71 games, averaging 98.8 points per game, while allowing 99.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 37-34. Let's have a closer look at recent Utah Jazz results.

Recent Utah Jazz Results

This season the Utah Jazz have played 35 games on the road, averaging 96.8 points per game, while allowing 102.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 11-24. Let's have a closer look at recent Utah Jazz results on the road.

Recent Utah Jazz Road Results

Can the Minnesota Timberwolves Cover the Spread?

This season the Minnesota Timberwolves have played 67 games, averaging 97.7 points per game, while allowing 99.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 27-34. Let's have a closer look at recent Minnesota Timberwolves results.

Recent Minnesota Timberwolves Results

This season the Minnesota Timberwolves have played 33 games here at home, averaging 95.8 points per game, while allowing 98.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 13-20. Let's have a closer look at recent Minnesota Timberwolves results when playing at home.

Recent Minnesota Timberwolves Home Results

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