Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Target Center in Minneapolis

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The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are slated to tip-off Wednesday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Despite winning their last time out, the New York Knicks are 3-8 on the season. For Minnesota, they have dropped five straight games and on the season, hold a 2-7 record. The Knicks are 1-3 on the road, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have won just 1 of 3 at home.

The Minnesota Timberwolves struggles started when they lost their starting point guard Ricky Rubio to an ankle injury. Since then, Minnesota has allowed 102 points or more in five straight games. The Timberwolves in the 133-117 loss on Saturday at Dallas used 34 points from sharpshooting Kevin Martin. Minnesota has seen their rookie forward Andre Wiggins score 10.6 points, playing in over 26 minutes per game.

The New York Knicks used 28 points and 9 rebounds on Sunday from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets. New York is scoring 93.9 points per game, which ranks 25th in the league. New York with the win on Sunday snapped their 7 game losing streak. Small forward Carmelo Anthony is scoring 23.9 points per game, while Amare Stoudemire adds 7.7 rebounds per game, and J.R. Smith is dishing out just under 4 assists per game. The Knicks have seen their guard Iman Shumpert sit after hurting his hip. He has been listed day-to-day.

New York Knicks Betting Trends

New York Knicks are 3-8-0 Against the Spread

New York Knicks are 6-4-0 against the Over/Under

Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Trends

Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-5-0 Against the Spread

Minnesota Timberwolves are 6-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

New York Knicks

11/17/14 G Iman Shumpert Hip "?" Tuesday vs. Milwaukee
10/30/14 G Jose Calderon Calf expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/23/14 C Andrea Bargnani Hamstring out indefinitely

Minnesota Timberwolves

11/15/14 F Thaddeus Young Personal "?" Wednesday vs. New York
11/08/14 G Ricky Rubio Ankle out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota

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