Washington Wizards vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: Our money is on the Timberwolves

Prediction for the Washington Wizards vs Minnesota Timberwolves match will occur on January 14. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Against Oklahoma, one of the season's best teams, Washington had little chance of success. The game confirmed the considerable difference in class. The Wizards failed to break the century mark and scored 41 points behind their opponents, losing 95-136. They had a 39-56 advantage in rebounds, 20-26 assists, and 9-13 in three-pointers.

Washington's sixth consecutive loss left Brian Keefe's team with just six wins in 37 games since the start of the championship. No one in the Eastern or Western Conferences has a worse record.

The Timberwolves played at home against Memphis the day before yesterday. Before that, Chris Finch's side had won three in a row - at home against the Los Angeles Clippers (108-106), on the road against New Orleans (104-97) and Orlando (104-89). However, the duel between Anthony Edwards and Ja Morant remained for the latter. Minnesota lost 125-127 to the Grizzlies to end their winning streak.

Despite giving up almost 130 points to Memphis, Minnesota remains one of the best defensive teams of the season - fourth in efficiency rating, averaging 107.7 points per game. The Wolves remain outside the playoff hunt in the Western Conference standings, sitting eighth with a 20-18 record but just 1.0 win out of the top six.

Minnesota beat Washington in both meetings last season - 130-121 at home and 118-107 on the road. Interestingly, the Wizards had beaten the Timberwolves seven times before that.

Minnesota is a class above Washington, and the Wizards will be playing back-to-back. We think Chris Finch's side will have no problem getting the win and moving closer to the Western Conference playoffs. Our money is on the Timberwolves, and we also like the underdogs to break the total. Minnesota has one of the best defenses of the season, but no one is missing more in the current championship than Washington.

At the same time, let's bet on Washington's rebounding margin. The Wizards have covered the 43.5 mark in 14 of their last 18 games, while Minnesota's opponents have done so in 12 of their previous 18.