Cavs Host Wolves on Eve of Trade Deadline

Will Cavs Make a Trade Deadline Deal?

The Cleveland Cavs may haven't made a deal yet. That could change at any time by the trade dealine (8 PM ET, ESPN). The team is struggling and Kevin Love is out six to eight weeks with a broken hand. The Cavaliers (30-22 SU, 14-37-1 ATS) very well could swing a deal or two before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.

Oddsmakers have the Timberwolves as a 4-point favorite. The total is at 224. Tip-off is set for 8 PM ET, ESPN.

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Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland’s biggest need may be at point guard. Isaiah Thomas hasn’t played very well since making his season debut on January 2. There was talk that the Cavs would acquire George Hill from the Sacramento Kings. That talk died down after Love went on the shelf.

Cleveland may decide to stick with Thomas as he tries to get back on track following last year’s hip injury.

The Timberwolves (34-22 SU, 28-26-2 ATS) have played very well this year. Jimmy Butler, who they picked up  from Chicago during the offseason, has been instrumental. He has proven to be the leader the young T-Wolves have needed.

There’s been some minor buzz around a possible trade with Charlotte. The T-Wolves would package PG Jeff Teague to the Hornets in exchange for PG Kemba Walker. If that doesn't materialize Minnesota still looks ready for their first playoff run since 2004. They hammered Cleveland 127-99 last month as 1.5-point home dogs.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Minnesota	34-22	28-26-2	109.02	105.68	3.34	15-12-1	13-14-1	28-27-1	14-13-1	14-14
Cleveland	30-22	14-37-1	108.96	109.67	-0.71000000000001	5-20-1	9-17	25-25-2	12-12-2	13-13

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
MIN	22.66	11.82	1.92
CLE	23.33	13.98	1.67

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
MIN	10.57	31.21	41.78
CLE	8.27	33.44	41.71

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MIN	47.79	47.60	0.19
CLE	46.87	47.53	-0.66

Team Records

Minnesota Timberwolves

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	34-22	22-6	12-16	28-26-2	15-12-1	13-14-1	109.02	105.68	3.34
Last 10	5-5	4-0	1-5	6-4	4-0	2-4	110.70	109.90	0.80
vs Div	9-2	6-0	3-2	7-4	3-3	4-1	112.36	107.73	4.63
vs EAST	9-13	7-5	2-8	8-13-1	6-6	2-7-1	106.14	105.82	0.32
vs WEST	25-9	15-1	10-8	20-13-1	9-6-1	11-7	110.88	105.59	5.29

Cleveland Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	30-22	19-7	11-15	14-37-1	5-20-1	9-17	108.96	109.67	-0.71
Last 10	4-6	4-3	0-3	2-8	2-5	0-3	106.50	114.50	-8.00
vs Div	8-5	5-1	3-4	5-7-1	2-3-1	3-4	113.31	107.85	5.46
vs EAST	23-12	13-4	10-8	11-23-1	4-12-1	7-11	109.71	107.97	1.74
vs WEST	7-10	6-3	1-7	3-14	1-8	2-6	107.41	113.18	-5.77

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	109.02	5	109.67	26
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	107.07	6	109.96	28
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	40.29	26	44.35	23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	108.96	6	105.68	15
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	110.31	7	107.96	19
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	41.19	27	42.18	6

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Minnesota	3-7	5-5	7-3	104.80	55.90	49.12	42.10	102/278	7.30
Cleveland	7-3	5-5	7-3	109.00	55.30	46.64	40.90	71/197	8.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Jan 8, 2018	CLE	99	MIN	127	1	MIN	223	O	MIN	MIN	CLE	42	69	44	52	37	56	13/38	10/31	0	6
Feb 14, 2017	CLE	116	MIN	108	3.5	CLE	219	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	69	61	51.2	48.8	43	41	13/39	9/23	3	6
Feb 1, 2017	MIN	97	CLE	125	-6.5	CLE	216.5	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	60	63	43.6	53.9	38	48	7/21	15/37	7	10
Jan 25, 2016	MIN	107	CLE	114	-13.5	MIN	205	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	55	59	48.8	50.6	38	43	4/16	11/31	10	7
Jan 8, 2016	CLE	125	MIN	99	10	CLE	195	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	62	46	53.1	45.6	43	33	13/27	7/16	8	8
Jan 31, 2015	CLE	106	MIN	90	11	CLE	204	U	CLE	CLE	CLE	52	49	48.3	41.5	52	35	10/32	6/13	8	6
Dec 23, 2014	MIN	104	CLE	125	-14	CLE	210	O	CLE	MIN	CLE	56	64	44.3	52.4	40	38	4/13	12/24	13	11
Nov 13, 2013	CLE	95	MIN	124	-8.5	MIN	202	O	MIN	MIN	MIN	47	70	41.4	54.9	37	49	5/16	11/22	4	5
Nov 4, 2013	MIN	92	CLE	93	-2	MIN	198.5	U	CLE	CLE	Push	38	55	36.2	45.9	43	49	5/28	5/16	16	10
Feb 11, 2013	MIN	100	CLE	92	-7.5	MIN	205	U	MIN	MIN	MIN	49	46	52	50.6	36	31	8/14	5/18	10	12

NBA Betting Trends

Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 2-13 ATS in its last 15 games
Cleveland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 5-19-1 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Cleveland is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Team Last 5 Games

Minnesota Timberwolves

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Feb 3, 2018	NOH	118-107	W	-8	222.5	W/O	50.53	75.00	10	H
Feb 1, 2018	MIL	108-89	W	-6	208.5	W/U	53.85	85.00	7	H
Jan 30, 2018	TOR	104-109	L	6.5	219	W/U	49.41	62.50	5	A
Jan 29, 2018	ATL	100-105	L	-6.5	213	L/U	46.99	83.33	7	A
Jan 27, 2018	BKN	111-97	W	-11	215.5	W/U	44.21	88.46	4	H

Cleveland Cavaliers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Feb 6, 2018	ORL	98-116	L	-6.5	226.5	L/U	42.86	70.00	12	A
Feb 3, 2018	HOU	88-120	L	4	232	L/U	39.08	75.00	8	H
Jan 31, 2018	MIA	91-89	W	-2.5	217.5	L/U	35.00	76.32	6	H
Jan 30, 2018	DET	114-125	L	-6	219.5	L/O	45.24	78.12	13	A
Jan 28, 2018	DET	121-104	W	-7.5	219	W/O	50.60	84.62	15	H

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