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Looking to avoid their sixth loss in seven games to the Warriors, the Timberwolves will try for a season-best third consecutive win overall Sunday night.

Sportsbook.com has listed the Warriors as -7 Point favorites with a total of 219

Minnesota (17-50), which hasn’t won three straight since a four-game run Jan. 29-Feb. 6, 2010, had lost 11 of 14 before recording the second of back-to-back wins, 122-101 over Utah on Friday.

“This means something for us, especially at this time of the year,” said Darko Milicic, who had 14 points and six rebounds. “It’s almost the end of the season and we’re kind of a struggling team that’s not going to make the playoffs. We all know that. We know we’re going to go home April 13.”

The Timberwolves sit in 14th place in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Warriors are in 12th place and remain six games behind Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot with 17 games to go.

Golden State (29-36) has not been to the postseason since 2006-07, and entered play Friday having dropped of seven of nine – a stretch that included a 126-123 loss at Minnesota on Feb. 27.

Here are some important trends to consider:

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota’s last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing Golden State
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Minnesota is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Golden State

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Golden State’s last 19 games
Golden State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Golden State’s last 22 games at home
Golden State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State’s last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State’s last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Golden State is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors
When: Sunday March 13th, 2011, 9:00 PM ET
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Kings +7

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