NBA Picks: Timberwolves vs Cavaliers NBA Odds – January 27, 2010: Coming off their impressive win over the Miami Heat, the (35-11) Cleveland Cavaliers [-13] return to the Quicken Loans Arena to host the sports betting odds underdog (9-37) Minnesota Timberwolves [+13] tonight. This NBA Picks matchup tips off at 7:10 PM ET (6:10 PM CT) and it will be broadcasted live on FSO and/or KSTC. NBA Odds makers at SPORTSBETTING.com have set the OVER/UNDER between the Wolves and the Cavs at a combined total of 200 points scored.
For the T-Wolves, they will try and avoid a ninth straight loss at the hands of LeBron James and the Cavs tonight. One of the reasons for Minnesota’s recent struggles versus the physical Cavs is its lack of scoring: 83.4 points per game during this skid. Kurt Rambis’ team has now lost four straight games, as their road record dropped to 3-20 with a 132-105 loss to the Knicks on Tuesday. “We got out to an awful start and it carried over through the entire ballgame,” Rambis said after the loss in New York. “It just wasn't there for us, all over the place.”
For the Cavs, James has taken full advantage of the struggling Timberwolves and everyone else for that matter. The reigning MVP is on a tear right now, averaging 35.4 points over the last eight games. His most recent heroics came in South Florida, as Dwyane Wade and the Heat thought they had a victory in the bag.
However, No.23 had other ideas, as he stole the ball and subsequently hit two winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left. “For him to get up after that collision and knock down two free throws the way that he did, he's got ice water in his veins, baby,” Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. “Ice water.”
