The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at the Target Center. Minnesota is 4-1 overall and 1-0 at home, while Milwaukee is 4-2 overall and 2-1 on the road. Both sides have both performed well against the spread, with Milwaukee at 4-2 and Minnesota posting a 3-1-1 mark. Milwaukee is favored by seven points in the latest Timberwolves vs. Bucks odds, up half a point from the opening line, while the over-under is set at 229.5, down a point from the opener. Before entering any Bucks vs. Timberwolves picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Everything went Minnesota's way against Washington on Saturday as the Timberwolves picked up the 131-109 victory. Minnesota's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up such as power forward Gorgui Dieng, who had 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. Jeff Teague (15 points, 13 rebounds), Andrew Wiggins (21 points) and rookie Jarrett Culver (20 points) were among the other players who had solid games with center Karl-Anthony Towns (suspension) out. Towns will sit out this game as part of his two-game suspension as well.
Meanwhile, the Bucks were able to grind out a solid win over Toronto on Saturday in a 115-105 final. Power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had a stellar game for the Bucks as he almost posted a triple-double with 36 points, 15 boards and eight assists. The Greek Freak is off to another impressive start, while Milwaukee is also getting solid contributions from Khris Middleton (18.3 ppg) and Eric Bledsoe (12.3 ppg) on the season.
A couple stats to consider in this matchup: The Timberwolves come into the contest boasting the second most steals per game in the league at 10.8. But the Bucks enter the game with only 5.3 steals given up per game on average, good for best in the league.
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