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The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 12-38 overall and 8-16 at home, while the Timberwolves are 26-25 overall and 11-15 on the road. This is the first of two meetings between these teams in the next four days. 

Minnesota is favored by seven points in the latest Pistons vs. Timberwolves odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 228.5. Before entering any Timberwolves vs. Pistons picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Pistons vs. Timberwolves. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Timberwolves vs. Pistons:

  • Pistons vs. Timberwolves spread: Timberwolves -7
  • Pistons vs. Timberwolves over-under: 228 points

What you need to know about the Pistons

Detroit is playing the first game of a back-to-back that concludes with a home game against Boston on Friday night. The Pistons fell apart in the fourth quarter against New Orleans on Tuesday, getting outscored 27-14 in the final period. Star rookie Cade Cunningham exited in the third quarter with a right hip pointer. 

Cunningham, who is averaging 15.8 points and 5.2 assists per game, is questionable for Thursday night's matchup. If he is unable to go, Detroit will need a big outing from leading scorer Jerami Grant (20.0 PPG). He returned to the court on Tuesday for the first time since mid-December (thumb surgery), scoring 17 points in 29 minutes. The Pistons have covered the spread in six of their last eight home games. 

What you need to know about the Timberwolves

Minnesota has finally been able to get above the .500 mark following blowout wins over Utah and Denver earlier this week. The Timberwolves received 55 bench points against the Jazz and 68 against the Nuggets. They needed their reserves to step up in place of D'Angelo Russell, who has missed the last three games with a shin contusion. 

Karl-Anthony Towns leads Minnesota with 24.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Anthony Edwards is scoring 22.3 points, while Russell is adding 18.8. The Timberwolves, who have failed to cover the spread in seven straight road games, could be without Russell again on Thursday night. 

How to make Timberwolves vs. Pistons picks

The model is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Timberwolves vs. Pistons? And which side covers well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.