NBA Tips, Thursday February 1.

NBA Tips, Thursday February 1.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES VS DALLAS MAVERICKS
Timberwolves to Cover $1.90

The Timberwolves meet the Mavs for the fourth and final time during the regular season, and are looking to go 3-1 against their Western Conference rival.

Minnesota currently top the standings in the West with a 33-14 record, going 17-4 at home.

They’ll face a Mavericks’ side who are sitting in the play-in bracket with a 26-21 record, and have won just 11 of 28 games against +.500 sides.

I’m backing the Ant-man to go bucket for bucket with Luka, leading his side to a straightforward victory.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS DENVER NUGGETS
Denver to Cover $1.90

Interestingly, the away side has won the last six matchups between the Nuggets and OKC, with Denver claiming the W on their previous four trips to the Paycom Centre.

The Nuggs enter this fixture off the back of a convincing victory over the Bucks and look to be finding their groove halfway through the season.

Meanwhile, OKC has experiences a slight dip in form, going 6-4 across their last 10, slipping from top of the Western Conference standings to 3rd behind Minnesota and Denver.

I love a good trend, as such I’m backing the experienced head in Denver to school this young Thunder squad under their own roof.