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Today is Friday, January 17, and the Minnesota Timberwolves with a record of 21-19 are gearing up to take on the New York Knicks, who currently sit at 27-15, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As a reminder, these teams exchanged superstars in the offseason with Julius Randle heading to Minneapolis and Karl-Anthony Towns moving to the Big Apple. The Timberwolves lost at home Wednesday night to the Golden State Warriors, 116-115. New York won in overtime Wednesday in Philadelphia, 125-119, over the 76ers.

The Timberwolves are currently 11-10 on the road with a point differential of +2, while the Knicks have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Timberwolves vs. Knicks live today

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Time: 7:30PM EST

Site: Madison Square Garden

City: New York, NY

Network/Streaming: MSG

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Game odds for Timberwolves vs. Knicks

The latest odds as of Friday:

Odds: Timberwolves (+144), Knicks (-172)

Spread: Knicks -3.5

Over/Under: 221 points

That gives the Timberwolves an implied team point total of 109.78, and the Knicks 111.61.

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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s Timberwolves vs. Knicks game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

The best bets our model is projecting for today’s Timberwolves & Knicks game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Knicks on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Minnesota Timberwolves at +3.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 221.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Timberwolves vs. Knicks on Friday

The Knicks have won 4 of their last 5 home games against Western Conference teams

The Knicks' last 3 home games have gone OVER the Total

The Timberwolves have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 road trips to teams with winning records

The Knicks have won 13 of their last 20 home games

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