Miami Heat (1-1, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1, 12th in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Timberwolves -4.5; over/under is 218.5
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota and Miami meet in non-conference action.
Minnesota went 42-40 overall with a 22-19 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Timberwolves averaged 115.8 points per game last season, 17.9 on free throws and 36.6 from 3-point range.
Miami went 44-38 overall, 24-28 in Eastern Conference action and 17-24 on the road last season. The Heat averaged 109.5 points per game last season, 19.1 from the free throw line and 36 from 3-point range.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Jaden McDaniels: day to day (calf).
Heat: Caleb Martin: day to day (knee), Josh Richardson: day to day (foot), Haywood Highsmith: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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