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Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Target Center — Minneapolis, MN

Article updated Dec 17, 10:07 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Chicago is on the road playing Minnesota at the Target Center stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Chicago -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Chicago

Game outlook

Chicago is on the road playing Minnesota at the Target Center stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Chicago -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Chicago -2.

Chicago Highlights

With a power ranking of 17, Chicago is ranked #14 in offense (scoring an average of 113.56 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 113.81 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-17 (12-15-1 ATS) this season.

Minnesota Highlights

Minnesota Timberwolves has a power ranking of 26 and are #12 for offense (scoring an average of 114.32 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 113.81 points per game) and 14-15 (11-18 ATS) overall. Chicago went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Minnesota.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CHI 115, MIN 119. 52% of SportsJaw predicts Minnesota Timberwolves to cover. OddsShark predicts Chicago will win, minnesota will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bulls 114 to Timberwolves 128.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bulls 114 to Timberwolves 128.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Bulls vs Timberwolves archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bulls vs Timberwolves matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago Bulls-113 → -125Moved
  • Moneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves+103 → +107Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Bulls-1 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Minnesota Timberwolves+1 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over229.5 (-110) → 234 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under229.5 (-110) → 234 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago Bulls
1-3 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Minnesota Timberwolves
3-1 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-18T03:07:00.218Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Chicago Bulls 150-126

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Chicago Bulls 150-126 on December 18, 2022, a 24-point decision in the series. Minnesota Timberwolves' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 42-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago Bulls -2 (-110) spread, Minnesota Timberwolves covered, while the 276 combined points finished over the recorded total of 234.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Chicago Bulls -1 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 229.5 (-110)Win
  • PeytoncTotal · Under 229.5 (-110)Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +1.5 (-110)Win
  • Jjaime9999Spread · Chicago Bulls -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • Jjaime9999Moneyline · Chicago Bulls -120Loss
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves +105Win
  • JohnTharpSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +1.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +2.5 (-110)Win