NBA Monday Action: Cleveland Cavaliers at Minnesota Timberwolves

In a fun National Basketball Association game on Monday night – the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the road at the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for back to back wins after downing the Magic. The Cavaliers are 26-13 on the season, first in the Central and third in the Eastern Conference standings.

Minnesota is seeking their 26th win on the season. The Timberwolves are 25-16 on the season, and fourth in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves are 7.5 games behind first place Golden State, with the Rockets and Spurs in between them. Minnesota takes their 14-6 record at home as the underdog. The Cleveland Cavaliers are -2 over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Minnesota added Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Jeff Teague in the offseason. There were big hopes for the Timberwolves, and they have lived up to the hype. Minnesota has moved to 7th in the league in offense with 108 points per game. Defensively, the Timberwolves are allowing 105.2 points per game.

Jimmy Butler is the top scorer for Minnesota with more than 21 per game. He is ahead of Karl Anthony Towns, who is adding 20.2 points per game, and grabbing more than 11 rebounds per game. Halfway through the 2017-2018 season, Minnesota needs just 6 more wins to match their win total of a season ago.

Cleveland On the Road

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are seeking their fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals. Cleveland is scoring 110 points per game, and allowing teams to score just 107.5 per game. The Cavaliers have a 4.5 game lead in the Central Division over the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons, with Indiana and Chicago behind.

James is scoring 27.2 points per game. He also leads the team with just over 8 rebounds and just shy of 9 assists per game. Kevin Love is next on the team with 19.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers have welcomed back their point guard Isaiah Thomas, who played his first two games of the season.

Minnesota Wins at Home

This should be a really excellent basketball game. These two teams are both very talented, and both ready to make a run in the postseason. Cleveland has been there and done that in the postseason, while Minnesota is looking to get to that level. The Timberwolves should have no problem making the postseason, but series against Oklahoma City, Golden State, Houston and San Antonio could be a challenge.

Look for Minnesota to use their three scoring stars to beat Cleveland. The Timberwolves have enough defense to slow down LeBron James, and from completely running them over. When you are making this bet for the Monday National Basketball Association game – take the Minnesota Timberwolves +2 over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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