Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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On Wednesday night, the winless Philadelphia 76ers will be facing the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have lost three straight games at home. Last season, the Philadelphia and Minnesota played each other twice, with the Wolves winning both of the games.

The 76ers played a bit better in their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, but they still came up short in the 109-103 loss. They did make 12 of their 29 three-point attempts in that loss, but they were also outrebounded 52-42.

Through 17 games, the 76ers are near the bottom of the league in scoring with just 91.5 points scored per game. Backup point guard Alexey Shved has averaged 10.4 points per game off of the bench for Philadelphia this season, while shooting guard Tony Wroten currently leads the team in scoring with 17.9 points per game.

The Timberwolves lost their second game in a row on Monday when they Los Angeles Clippers blew them out 127-101 on the road. The Clippers finished with a 50-32 rebounding advantage in that game and the Wolves were only able to make two of their 12 three-pointers.

The Wolves have played decently on the offensive end of the court this season, but their defense is allowing opponents to score 111.2 points per game against them. Shooting guard Kevin Martin has a team-high 21.4 PER by averaging 20.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Philadelphia 76ers Betting Trends

Philadelphia 76ers are 7-9-1 Against the Spread

Philadelphia 76ers are 8-9-0 against the Over/Under

Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Trends

Minnesota Timberwolves are 6-9-1 Against the Spread

Minnesota Timberwolves are 11-5-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia 76ers

12/02/14 F Nerlens Noel Hip "?" Wednesday vs. Minnesota
11/28/14 G Tony Wroten Knee out indefinitely
10/27/14 G Jason Richardson Foot out for season
10/23/14 F Joel Embiid Foot out indefinitely

Minnesota Timberwolves

11/29/14 C Nikola Pekovic Wrist out indefinitely
11/29/14 C Ronny Turiaf Hip out indefinitely
11/21/14 G Kevin Martin Wrist out indefinitely
11/08/14 G Ricky Rubio Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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