The Toronto Raptors (20-25) play the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-24) as 5.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET on BSNX and SportsNet. The matchup’s over/under is set at 231.5.
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Raptors vs. Timberwolves Game Time and Odds
- Game Day: Thursday, January 19, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNX and SportsNet
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Target Center
- Moneyline favorite: Raptors (-212)
- Spread: Raptors (-5.5)
- Total: 231.5
Raptors vs. Timberwolves Betting Stats and Trends
- The Raptors are 22-23-0 against the spread this season.
- In games this season when favored by 5.5 points or more, Toronto is 5-6 against the spread.
- Games involving the Raptors have hit the over 24 times out of 46 chances this season.
- Toronto and its opponents have gone over the current 231.5-point total in 15 of 45 games (33.3%) this season.
- The Raptors and their opponents score an average of 224.4 points per game, 7.1 fewer than Thursday’s total.
- The Timberwolves have covered the spread 20 times this year (20-25-1).
- Minnesota has an ATS record of 2-4 when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs.
- This season, Timberwolves games have hit the over 22 times.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over 231.5 points in 21 of 46 chances this season.
- The 230.7 PPG average total in Timberwolves games this season is 0.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Raptors vs. Timberwolves Statistics and Rankings
| Raptors Rank | Raptors AVG | Timberwolves AVG | Timberwolves Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 112.2 | Points Scored | 115.1 | 12th |
| 9th | 112.1 | Points Allowed | 115.6 | 19th |
| 20th | 42.6 | Rebounds | 41.4 | 26th |
| 4th | 12.6 | Off. Rebounds | 9.2 | 24th |
| 26th | 10.8 | 3pt Made | 11.3 | 21st |
| 24th | 23.1 | Assists | 25.3 | 11th |
| 1st | 11.4 | Turnovers | 15.2 | 27th |
Raptors vs. Timberwolves Stats and Trends
- The Raptors have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- Toronto’s past 10 outings saw six hit the over.
- The past 10 Toronto games averaged 6.4 fewer points (225.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over their past 10 games, the Raptors have a points-per-game average 3.5 points above their season-long scoring average.
- The Timberwolves have a 6-3-1 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in their past 10 games.
- Minnesota has gone over the total in five of its last 10 outings.
- Minnesota’s average total over the last 10 games is 0.8 points fewer than the 231.5 over/under listed for this matchup.
- In their past 10 games, the Timberwolves are scoring 1.4 more points per game than their season-long scoring average, 115.1 PPG.
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