Kings – Timberwolves

Kings Timberwolves betting preview

Sacramento Kings will host Minnesota T’Wolves on Monday night / Tuesday morning, European time.

Sacramento (25-34, 13-16 home) just forfeited this season and compromised their short term future after trading their (by far) best player, Demarcus Cousins, for virtually nothing. It was another proof of how dysfunctional the Kings are as a franchise, as they did not get nearly enough for their only star. Sacramento surprisingly beat Denver by 16 in the first game without Cousins, but put on a horrible display in the next game, losing by 14 at home to the out of sorts Hornets on Friday.

The Timberwolves (23-36, 8-18 away) were expected to finally make the playoffs this season, as they own the best young talents in the league and have amazing potential. It didn`t go quite as planned for the Wolves, who are 3 games below the playoff line and have also lost their 3rd best player, Lavine, trough injury a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, the Wolves are playing very well recently – they won 3 of the last 5 games and in the other two they suffered competitive defeats against top teams like Cleveland or Houston.

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This Sacramento team may be the least talented in the league right now (especially with Rudy Gay still out) and aside from the occasional big night when shots are falling, they will not win games. Their victory against Denver two matches ago has to be considered a fluke, the shots simply went in at a rate which won`t occur often (52.3% FG, 50% from three).

I expect the first weeks to be particularly difficult for the Kings, as they have to redevelop their style of play after Cousins left. All the offense went trough him, so the Kings have to make an analysis of their gameplan and will need time to adjust. Trial and error will be a part of that analysis.

Minnesota is playing good basketball, the team is still in the playoff race and has much more talent than the Kings. They have everything to play for, while Sacramento is in tank mode and doesn`t really care about winning.

The Wolves should take advantage of all the circumstances and win this game with points to spare.

My tip here will be the Timberwolves to win and also cover the 4,5 point handicap in the process. Prediction: Sacramento Kings – Minnesota Timberwolves 105 – 115.

Pick: Wolves -4,5
Odds: 1.91 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.37
Event date: 28 February

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