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NBA Best Bets (April 12): Can Hawks Cover in Minny?

Paul Connor

Host · Writer

SportsGrid offers our best bets for tonight’s 15-game slate in the NBA.

Let’s begin in Minneapolis, where the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Atlanta Hawks.

Note: All odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

8:10 p.m. ET Atlanta Hawks (36-44) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25)

Spread: Timberwolves (-13.5) | Moneyline: Timberwolves (-950) | Total: 226 | Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Atlanta downed Minnesota 127-113 in the season’s first meeting.
Atlanta has covered the +13.5 line in nine of its past 11 games.
Minnesota is 14-19-2 ATS as a home favorite with a margin of victory of 9.3.
Atlanta is 9-16-0 ATS as a road underdog with a margin of victory of -7.0.
The over has hit in a league-high 57.0% of Atlanta’s games.
The over has hit in 50.6% of Minnesota’s games.
The over on tonight’s total has hit in each of the past four meetings between the teams.

Best Bets: Hawks +14 (-110), Over 226.5 (-108)

Spread: Heat (-14.5) | Moneyline: Heat (-950) | Total: 218.5 | Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida

Toronto has lost 17 of its past 19 games.
Toronto has failed to cover the +14.5 line in eight of its past nine games against teams over .500.
The over has it in 60.5% of Toronto’s road games, including eight of the last ten.
Toronto allows the most points per game (120.7) over its past 15 contests.
The over on tonight’s total has hit in three of Miami’s past four games.

Best Bets: Heat -14.5 (-110), Over 218.5 (-110)

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