MINNESOTA vs UTAH
When: 12/26/2020 9:00 PM
Where:

TV: 9:00 PM
LINE: -7.5
PREDICTION: UTAH , MINNESOTA

Oddsmakers currently have the UTAH listed as -7.5 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 225.5.

After season-opening victories and a two-day Christmas break, the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz will square off against each other Saturday night.

This will be the first away test for the Timberwolves, who begin a three-game road trip against the Jazz after defeating Detroit at home on Wednesday.

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota to the 111-101 win with 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The inspired effort was his first game since his mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, died of complications from COVID-19 in April. The Timberwolves held a moment of silence and played a tribute video in her honor prior to tipoff.

Towns said his mother’s passing has changed him forever. He’s still taking his new reality “moment by moment.”

“You may see me smiling and stuff, but that Karl died on April 13th,” Towns said after the win. “He’s never coming back. I don’t remember that man. I don’t know that man. You’re talking to the physical me, but my soul has been killed off a long time ago.”

Minnesota didn’t hold a lead until Towns put the team ahead 98-97 with 3:38 remaining. The Timberwolves had trailed by 12 points in the third quarter.

Malik Beasley complemented Towns’ performance with a team-high 23 points. Rookie Anthony Edwards, the No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft, made his NBA debut with 15 points. D’Angelo Russell contributed 18 points while Jarrett Culver tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Utah began the season with an impressive 120-100 blowout victory at Portland that same night.

Days after signing a $205 million contract extension, Rudy Gobert had an excellent season premiere with 20 points and 17 rebounds to lead the visitors.

“It’s fun when we play the way we played (Wednesday night),” Gobert said. “That’s the way we’ve been practicing every single day. It’s being unselfish.”

The Jazz spent much of the game shooting far from the center and the basket, amassing 50 3-point attempts. Five players drained at least three of Utah’s 19 3-pointers, with Bojan Bogdanovic, Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell each hitting four 3-pointers. Mitchell finished with 20 points, Conley scored 18 and Bogdanovic added 15 in his first outing since suffering a surgery-requiring wrist injury on March 9.

Jordan Clarkson resumed his strong bench role, leading Jazz reserves with 15 points and seven rebounds. Joe Ingles chipped in 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Derrick Favors totaled 10 points and seven boards after re-signing with Utah following one season away with New Orleans.

Utah’s defense stymied Damian Lillard, who finished with nine points after a scoreless first half. The Jazz led by as many as 23 in the first half and took a 65-44 lead into the break.

“I’m not saying we’re going to go out there and keep guys like Dame and Steph (Curry) and (Devin Booker) and all those guys to nine points in the game or whatever,” Mitchell said. “It’s about making it tough and being able to stay solid, and then also trusting that you have each other’s backs.”

Minnesota earned a victory in its only trip to Utah last season, a 112-102 win that snapped a four-game losing streak in Vivint Arena.

T-Wolves guards Jordan McLaughlin and Jaylen Nowell are listed as day-to-day. Utah doesn’t have a player on the injury report.

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MINNESOTA vs DETROIT
When: 1/3/2021 1:00 PM
Where:

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: 3.5
PREDICTION: DETROIT , MINNESOTA

Oddsmakers currently have the DETROIT listed as 3.5 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 53.5.

The season finale between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions will not only lack drama, it will be played without the biggest star for either team.

Vikings All-Pro running back Dalvin Cook won’t travel to Detroit due to the death of his father James. Cook has rushed for 1,557 yards and 16 touchdowns while averaging 5.0 yards per carry.

Minnesota (6-9) was officially eliminated from playoff contention last week with a 52-33 loss to New Orleans on Christmas Day. The Vikings will try to avoid finishing the season on a four-game slide.

Detroit (5-10) has dropped seven of its last nine, including a 47-7 thrashing by Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins, who needs 140 passing yards on Sunday to reach the 4,000-yard mark this season, sees some value in collecting a Week 17 victory.

“We want to finish strong,” he said. “I heard this morning that it’s important we don’t use this as the last game of this year but as the first game of 2021. That will kind of help us to focus on where we’re headed and what we’re trying to build, trying to get 2021 started off on the right foot.”

Cousins has turned his season around after a slow start, throwing 21 touchdown passes compared to three interceptions over the last nine games. He was picked off 12 times during the first six games when Minnesota won just one game.

“I do look at it and see there was an improvement after the bye week in terms of turnovers but if you don’t have those turnovers earlier in the year, maybe you don’t start 1-5,” he said.

Cook will be replaced by a combination of Ameer Abdullah, Mike Boone and Alexander Mattison.

The Vikings’ run defense has fallen apart the last two games, allowing Chicago’s David Montgomery to rush for 146 yards and two touchdowns and New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara to pile up 155 yards and six touchdowns.

Detroit’s injury-riddled defense has allowed 30 or more points in the last five games. The Buccaneers could have easily scored more than 47 points last weekend if they hadn’t eased up and used backups most of the second half.

At least the Lions will have some semblance of a coaching staff for the finale. Due to COVID-19 protocols, a majority of the staff was forced to miss the Bucs game, including interim head coach Darrell Bevell.

“Very strange experience,” Bevell said. “I would probably use the word helpless, as you’re sitting there just watching it on TV. I really felt like I needed to be there. I wanted to be there.”

The Lions’ offense looked helpless as well after quarterback Matthew Stafford hobbled off during the first quarter with an ankle injury.

Bevell hasn’t completely ruled out Stafford for Sunday’s game, though it seems unlikely he’ll play. He’s also battling a rib injury and didn’t practice on Wednesday. If he can’t go, Chase Daniel or Daniel Blough would get the call.

“With Matthew, I think the best thing for him is he’s got the best feel and read for his body,” Bevell said. “So we’ll continue to progress like we normally do with him. Some of the other injuries are resolving, so we’ll see how this injury on his ankle resolves by the end of the week.”

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MINNESOTA vs NEW ORLEANS
When: 12/25/2020 4:30 PM
Where:

TV: 4:30 PM
LINE: -7
PREDICTION: NEW ORLEANS , MINNESOTA

Oddsmakers currently have the NEW ORLEANS listed as -7 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 51.

The New Orleans Saints are in the playoffs.

But they’ve lost two games in a row after winning nine straight. They have failed two weeks in a row to clinch the NFC South title. They have dropped from the No. 1 seed to the No. 2 seed in the NFC.

And now they get a reminder of the disappointing end to last season as they host the Minnesota Vikings in the penultimate game of this season on Christmas afternoon.

It was 51 weeks ago that the Vikings went into the Superdome and upset the Saints 26-20 in a wild-card game.

“Last year, we were flat and we played poorly,” Saints coach Sean Payton said.

New Orleans (10-4) is hardly panicking though. It’s still the No. 2 seed in the conference and can pass Green Bay with some help. It needs just one win or one Tampa Bay loss to clinch its fourth consecutive division title.

Nonetheless, Payton said, “this has got to be a bounce-back week.”

The Saints lost to Philadelphia two weeks ago to drop to 3-1 in the games that Drew Brees missed because of rib and lung injuries.

Brees returned last week and showed plenty of rust in the first half before finding some rhythm. Despite the slow start, the Saints stayed with the Super Bowl champion Chiefs before narrowly losing, 32-29.

“You want to be playing your best football going into the playoffs,” Brees said. “We understand that we’ve sealed a playoff spot. But, the most important factor right now is for us to win and win the division, and then, continue to kind of build on and ascend, going into the playoffs.”

New Orleans has lost back-to-back games for the first time since the first two games of the 2017 season, which also included a 29-19 loss to the Vikings.

“It’s been a long time since we lost back to back,” said safety CJ Gardner-Johnson, who was a sophomore at Florida when it last happened. “We’re not going to let that happen again.”

One thing the Saints likely don’t have to worry about happening again is a playoff game against Minnesota.

The Vikings (6-8) need to win their last two games and see Arizona lose its last two and Chicago lose at least once to qualify.

Minnesota’s injury-plagued defense had nine players on the injury report Tuesday, including star linebacker Eric Kendricks, who has missed the last three games because of a calf injury.

“I have seen some strides from the guys we’re playing with (on defense),” coach Mike Zimmer said.

The Vikings allowed the Bears’ David Montgomery to rush for a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns last week in Chicago’s win.

With Brees less than 100 percent and All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas on injured reserve, New Orleans might be inclined to emphasize the run with Alvin Kamara and former Viking Latavius Murray.

Kamara has gained nearly 800 yards both rushing and receiving yards and has scored 15 touchdowns.

“We didn’t play very well against the run (against the Bears). We didn’t tackle very well,” Zimmer said. “Kamara’s obviously a great back. He’s got really, really good feet. He’s hard to tackle. They use him in more variety of ways. We’re just going to have to do a better job in some of the cutback and power runs than we did last week.”

Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, who had 132 yards and a touchdown against Chicago, and rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who had eight catches for 104 yards, were both Pro Bowl selections this week.

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GREEN BAY vs MINNESOTA
When: 9/13/2020 1:00 PM
Where:

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -3.5
PREDICTION: MINNESOTA , GREEN BAY

Oddsmakers currently have the MINNESOTA listed as -3.5 point favorites versus the GREEN BAY, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.5.

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MINNESOTA vs GREEN BAY
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 15, 2019
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Packers -3.
O/U: 44
PREDICTION: Packers 24, Vikings 23

Oddsmakers currently have the GREEN BAY listed as -3 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 44.

The Green Bay Packers benefited from an impressive defensive performance to kick off the NFL season with a victory over the reigning NFC North champions. The Packers will look to defeat a division rival for the second time in as many weeks on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Vikings, against whom they are 0-3-1 in the last four meetings.

Green Bay’s stingy defense made up for a subpar performance from Aaron Rodgers, who essentially capped his one successful drive with a touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham in a 10-3 win over Chicago on Sept. 5. The two-time NFL MVP traditionally has struggled versus the Vikings, throwing for one or fewer touchdowns in four of his past five healthy games against them. Minnesota’s Mike Zimmer sports a 4-4-1 mark in his last nine starts versus Green Bay, but those totals don’t add up to a successful game against Rodgers on Sunday in the mind of the defensive-minded coach. “I don’t really take much stock into that because each week’s a different week and each game that we play him is always a tough, competitive game,” Zimmer said. “… It’s a sleepless week for me.”

ABOUT THE VIKINGS (1-0): Dalvin Cook has received an unfortunate nickname for the scarcity of his appearances in his young NFL career, but the 24-year-old made a statement with his 21-carry, 111-yard, two-touchdown performance in Minnesota’s 28-12 victory over Atlanta. “We need the ‘White Tiger’ to be there for 16 games, right? He’s been special when he’s had the football in his hands, and we’ve got to have him out there,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said. The 31-year-old Cousins threw the ball a career-low 10 times against the Falcons and has been held to 215 or fewer passing yards in five of his past six games. Adam Thielen reeled in Cousins’ lone touchdown pass in the season opener while fellow wideout Stefon Diggs has scored in each of his last five games against the Packers, with three trips to the end zone highlighting last year’s season series.

ABOUT THE PACKERS (1-0): Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams was optimistic in his assessment of Green Bay’s new-look offense under coach Matt LaFleur, with the team mustering 213 total yards and converting just two of its 12 third-down opportunities. “There’s nowhere (to go) but up,” said the 26-year-old Adams, who bids to record a touchdown in his fifth straight game against Minnesota after being limited to just four receptions for 36 yards versus the Bears. A sluggish ground game did the Packers no favors, as Aaron Jones and company rushed for 47 yards on 22 attempts for the second-lowest rushing average (2.1) in the league. Perhaps a return home can jump-start the 24-year-old Jones, as he has scored in three straight games at Lambeau Field and had 93 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown in last meeting versus the Vikings.

EXTRA POINTS

1. All 28 of Minnesota’s points in the season opener were scored off turnovers.

2. Packers LB Blake Martinez, who led the team with seven sacks last season, has averaged 10.8 tackles in his last four meetings with the Vikings.

3. Minnesota S Harrison Smith, who had a team co-leading nine tackles last week, has three interceptions and 1.5 sacks in his past four encounters with Green Bay.

PREDICTION: Packers 24, Vikings 23

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ATLANTA vs MINNESOTA
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2019
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -4
PREDICTION: MINNESOTA , ATLANTA

Oddsmakers currently have the MINNESOTA listed as -4 point favorites versus the ATLANTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.5.

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MILWAUKEE vs MINNESOTA
GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (31-24) at Minnesota Twins (36-17)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 28 – 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), FS North (Minnesota)
LINE: -125
PREDICTION: Twins 6, Brewers 4

Oddsmakers currently have the MINNESOTA listed as -125 point favorites versus the MILWAUKEE, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.5.

The Milwaukee Brewers look to complete a two-game interleague series sweep when they visit the red-hot Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Orlando Arcia belted a two-run homer in the eighth inning on Monday to provide the Brewers with a 5-4 win while handing Minnesota just its second loss in 13 games.

Arcia recorded three RBIs while Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich drove in runs with sacrifice flies to give Milwaukee its second straight triumph following a stretch during which it lost five of seven games. Yelich, who leads the majors with 21 homers, has registered only 10 RBIs this month despite hitting seven shots – six of the solo variety. Minnesota had its six-game winning streak snapped on Monday after outscoring opponents 53-16 during the string of victories. Byron Buxton hit a three-run blast in the series opener, but Twins’ batters struck out 13 times – with Jonathan Schoop, C.J. Cron and Miguel Sano all fanning on three occasions.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Zach Davies (5-0, 2.43 ERA) vs. Twins LH Martin Perez (7-1, 2.95)

Davies is coming off his worst outing of the season as he allowed six runs and six hits in three innings of a no-decision against Cincinnati. The 26-year-old gave up just nine earned runs in his first nine starts before serving up two homers in the turn against the Reds on Wednesday. Davies lost his lone career start against the Twins on Aug. 10, 2017, when he surrendered seven runs – six earned – and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Perez defeated the Los Angeles Angels in his last turn as he gave up two runs and six hits over five innings. The 28-year-old has issued four walks in each of his last two outings and registered at least seven strikeouts in four of his last five turns. Perez lost his lone career start against the Brewers on Sept. 26, 2016, when he was torched for eight runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings while with Texas.

WALK-OFFS

1. Twins RF Max Kepler went 2-for-4 on Monday for his sixth straight multi-hit performance and has gone 18-for-38 with four homers and 14 RBIs during his nine-game hitting streak.

2. Milwaukee LHP Josh Hader, who pitched two scoreless innings in the series opener, has converted all 13 of his save opportunities.

3. Minnesota C Mitch Garver (ankle) is expected to catch five innings for Double-A Pensacola on Wednesday and a full game two days later during a brief rehab assignment.

PREDICTION: Twins 6, Brewers 4

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MILWAUKEE vs MINNESOTA
GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (30-24) at Minnesota Twins (36-16)
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 27 – 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), FS North (Minnesota)
LINE: -110
PREDICTION: Brewers 4, Twins 3

Oddsmakers currently have the MINNESOTA listed as -110 point favorites versus the MILWAUKEE, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.5.

The Minnesota Twins own the best record in baseball and have outscored opponents by an impressive 111 runs as they prepare to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday for the opener of their two-game interleague series. The Twins (36-16) top the majors in runs (315) and homers (104) after posting their sixth straight victory on Sunday, a 7-0 triumph against the Chicago White Sox that increased their lead in the American League Central to 10 games.

Max Kepler has gone 16-for-34 with four homers and 14 RBIs during his eight-game hitting streak after belting a three-run shot on Sunday while Eddie Rosario, who is 12-for-27 in his last six contests, matched him with a three-run blast. Michael Pineda looks to help the Twins win for the 12th time in 13 games when he takes the mound in the series opener opposite Gio Gonzalez, who has pitched well in five starts since signing with Milwaukee as a free agent. The Brewers avoided a three-game sweep with a 9-1 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday as reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich launched his major league-leading 21st home run – one of five on the day for the team. Ryan Braun matched Yelich with two hits for the Brewers and is 27-for-66 with four blasts and 14 RBIs over his last 20 games.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers LH Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 2.39 ERA) vs. Twins RH Michael Pineda (4-3, 5.43)

Gonzalez suffered his first defeat of the season last time out, allowing three runs on three hits and as many walks in five innings against Cincinnati. The 33-year-old Floridian permitted a total of four runs in his first four turns before the loss but has yet to complete six frames this year. C.J. Cron is 2-for-3 with a homer versus Gonzalez, who is 3-3 with a 6.43 ERA in eight career starts against the Twins.

Pineda has strung together three straight quality starts and won his last two, yielding three runs each against the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle. The 30-year-old Dominican, who owns a 44-44 career record, has served up 10 homers in his last five starts but issued only two walks in his last three turns. Mike Moustakas is 7-for-18 with two homers, two doubles and a triple against Pineda, who never has faced Milwaukee.

WALK-OFFS

1. Milwaukee OF Ben Gamel belted two homers on Sunday after going 2-for-19 in his previous eight contests.

2. Minnesota INF Luis Arraez has gone 0-for-6 in his last four games after going 7-for-12 over the first four of his major-league career.

3. The Brewers won five of their six meetings with the Twins last year, outscoring them 25-17 overall in the season series.

PREDICTION: Brewers 4, Twins 3

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MINNESOTA vs LA ANGELS
GAME: Minnesota Twins (32-16) at Los Angeles Angels (22-26)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 22 – 9:07 PM EST
WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California

TV: 9:07 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FS North (Minnesota), FS West (Los Angeles)
LINE: 100
PREDICTION: Twins 6, Angels 4

Oddsmakers currently have the LA ANGELS listed as 100 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.5.

The Minnesota Twins attempt to complete a three-game sweep when they visit the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday for the series finale. Minnesota recorded an 8-3 victory on Tuesday, giving it seven wins in its last eight contests.

Marwin Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs while Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario added two RBIs apiece as the Twins improved their impressive road record to 17-8. Rookie Luis Arraez went 2-for-4 with his first career homer and has gone a stellar 7-for-12 with two walks over his first four major-league contests. Los Angeles has scored a total of five runs while dropping three straight games and has lost four of five to Minnesota over the last nine days. Mike Trout belted his 11th homer of the season in Tuesday’s loss while Kole Calhoun has gone hitless in eight at-bats in the series and 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts over his last three games.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins LH Martin Perez (6-1, 2.89 ERA) vs. Angels RH Matt Harvey (2-3, 6.35)

Perez has won five of his last six outings and allowed fewer than two runs in five of his seven starts this season. The 28-year-old defeated Seattle in his last turn as he gave up one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Perez is 4-5 with a 4.34 ERA in 17 career appearances (13 starts) against the Angels and has struggled with Albert Pujols (10-for-27, one homer).

Harvey prevailed over Kansas City in his last turn as he gave up two runs and four hits over five innings. The 30-year-old has worked failed to work more than five frames in six of his last eight turns but has given up fewer than six hits in each of his last six outings. Harvey beat the Twins in his lone career start against them as he gave up one run and two hits over eight innings in 2013 as a member of the New York Mets.

WALK-OFFS

1. Angels SS Andrelton Simmons (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list and INF Luis Rengifo was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake.

2. Minnesota will release RHP Addison Reed once he clears waivers, as the team designated him for assignment on Thursday.

3. Los Angeles DH Shohei Ohtani (finger) went 1-for-4 one day after avoiding injury, while C Kevan Smith (head) took a foul tip to the mask in the fourth inning and exited one frame later.

PREDICTION: Twins 6, Angels 4

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MINNESOTA vs LA ANGELS
GAME: Minnesota Twins (31-16) at Los Angeles Angels (22-25)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 21 – 10:07 PM EST
WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California

TV: 10:07 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), FS West (Los Angeles)
LINE: -115
PREDICTION: Twins 6, Angels 4

Oddsmakers currently have the LA ANGELS listed as -115 point favorites versus the MINNESOTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

Miguel Sano is displaying signs that he could be finding his former All-Star form as the Minnesota Twins enter Tuesday’s contest against the host Los Angeles Angels. The 26-year-old Dominican slugged a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning on Monday as the Twins posted a 3-1 triumph in the opener of the three-game series.

Sano has belted two homers in five games since his return from a right heel injury, and his game-winning blast was a powerful shot into the stands in right-center field. He swatted 25 home runs in 2016 and topped that total the following season, when he hit a career-best 28 while making the American League All-Star squad. Minnesota has prevailed in six of its last seven games while the Angels have scored a total of two runs while losing back-to-back games. Mike Trout was hitless in four at-bats in the series opener and has gone seven contests without a homer.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Michael Pineda (3-3, 5.55 ERA) vs. Angels RH Trevor Cahill (2-4, 6.95)

Pineda ended his five-start winless streak last time out by allowing three runs and five hits over seven innings in a win over Seattle. The 30-year-old has had issues keeping the ball in the park, as his 13 homers allowed are one shy of being tied for most in the majors. Pineda is 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA in four career outings against the Angels and has struggled with Albert Pujols (4-for-9).

Cahill was roughed up for six runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings in his last turn as he lost to the Twins in Minneapolis. The 31-year-old has pitched 44 innings and is among the players who have served up 14 blasts – a vast departure from last season, when he allowed just eight in 110 frames. Cahill is 1-4 with a 6.00 ERA in nine career appearances (seven starts) against Minnesota and gave up a homer to Byron Buxton in Wednesday’s outing.

WALK-OFFS

1. Angels SS Andrelton Simmons (ankle) departed in the eighth inning on Monday after awkwardly hitting first base on an infield out, but MGR Brad Ausmus said X-rays were negative and that he will undergo an MRI on Tuesday.

2. Minnesota rookie INF Luis Arraez went 3-for-4 on Monday and is 5-for-8 in three major-league contests.

3. Los Angeles DH Shohei Ohtani (hand) was hit while swinging and missing for a strikeout in the eighth inning, and Ausmus said X-rays were negative with no further testing currently in the plans.

PREDICTION: Twins 6, Angels 4

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