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It’s Monday, January 13, and a thrilling match is set to take place at Capital One Arena in Washington as the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-18) go head-to-head against the struggling Washington Wizards (6-31).

Memphis halted Minnesota's three-game winning streak last time out, but the Timberwolves can get back on track against the Washington Wizards, who have lost six straight. Washington's last win was January 1 at home against the Bulls.

The Timberwolves are currently 10-10 on the road with a point differential of +2, while the Wizards have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Timberwolves vs. Wizards today

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Time: 7:00PM EST

Site: Capital One Arena

City: Washington, DC

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Game odds for Timberwolves vs. Wizards

The latest odds as of Monday:

Odds: Timberwolves (-980), Wizards (+637)

Spread: Timberwolves -13.5

Over/Under: 225 points

That gives the Timberwolves an implied team point total of 118.63, and the Wizards 111.58.

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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Timberwolves vs. Wizards game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Timberwolves & Wizards game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Wizards at +13.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 225.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Timberwolves vs. Wizards on Monday

Minnesota has won four of their last five road games to Southeast Division teams

The Wizards are 1-4 against the spread in their last five games

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