The Magic have played 79 games, with 35 wins against the spread. The Timberwolves are 36-43-0 against the spread this season, indicating a competitive betting landscape.
Edwards had already been ruled out of Tuesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns with knee soreness. The Timberwolves star has been an iron man through his six-year NBA career, having only missed a total of nine games in the three seasons prior to this one. He's averaging a career-high 29.5 points while shooting nearly 50% from the field.
Mike Conley is returning to the Minnesota Timberwolves two weeks after he was traded away in a deadline move, the team announced Tuesday. The Wolves traded Conley to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team deal as a way to shed the remaining amount of the veteran point guard's $10 million salary for this season. The Bulls subsequently moved Conley to the Charlotte Hornets, who eventually waived him. Because he was traded a second time before being waived, Conley was free to sign back with Minnesota.
Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. plans to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. The sides are working on timing of him re-signing, according to sources. Conley began the week as a member of the Wolves, but was traded to Chicago as part of a three-team trade. The Bulls quickly flipped him to Charlotte in a separate deadline move.
The 22.3 points Randle has scored per game this season is 1.2 fewer than his prop total set for Monday (23.5). He has collected 6.9 rebounds per game, 0.4 more than his prop bet for Monday's game (6.5). Randle has averaged 5.4 assists per game this year, 0.1 less than his prop bet on Monday (5.5). Randle has hit 1.6 three pointers per game, 0.1 more than his over/under in Monday's game (1.5).
Yes, I know you're afraid that the Chicago Bulls, riding a four-game winning streak, might not sell at the deadline and instead convince themselves this team deserves a real run. Trust me, it haunts my dreams too. But even one trade, say, for Coby White-if enticing enough, might actually twist Artūras Karnišovas' arm and force the issue. Over the last few weeks, we've seen a flood of Coby White trade rumors and reports.
Wembanyama scored a team-high 39 points for the Spurs in a contest that featured the stars combining for 94 points, the most by opposing No. 1 picks in the modern draft era (1966), according to ESPN Research. "It was fun," Wembanyama said. "Not the most fun, but it was a fun game for sure. And this one is worth a lot because of the way the West looks right now."
"The toughest team," Smart said, "sets the rules." "I've been in this league for 12 years and that's always been the motto," the former NBA defensive player of the year continued. "You see it. The team that comes out more physical, the momentum is kind of going their way, and that's how it is. We want to be the toughest team from start to the end."