The Cleveland Cavaliers (40-22) are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves (44-19) in a key battle on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Cavaliers as 2.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 206 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows despite the loss of center Karl-Anthony Towns with a knee injury, Timberwolves veteran center Rudy Gobert has stepped up his play. In Thursday's win over Indiana, Gobert registered his fourth double-double in a row with 18 points and 14 rebounds. In a 119-114 win over Portland on Monday, Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds, while scoring 12 points and adding 16 rebounds in an 89-88 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

The model also knows with shooting guard and leading scorer Donovan Mitchell out with a bone bruise, Cleveland will turn to point guard Darius Garland to help power the offense. He has reached double-digit scoring in each of the past five games, including a 16-point and 11-assist performance in a 105-104 win over Boston on Tuesday.

The model has simulated Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

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