3/8/2024 Cleveland v. Minnesota Game Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves (44-20, 21-12 away)
Cleveland Cavaliers (41-22, 22-11 home)
March 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Cleveland, Ohio

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Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights for March 8

The Minnesota Timberwolves (44-19) travel to face the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-22) after winning five straight road games. The game tips at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, March 8, 2024.

The Cavaliers are just 2-point favorites versus the Timberwolves when these squads meet, so the oddsmakers expect a tight matchup. This matchup has an over/under of 206.5 points.

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Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves game info

  • Date: Friday, March 8, 2024
  • Time: 7:30 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: ESPN, CW43, and BSNX
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
  • Spread: Cleveland -2
  • Moneylines: Cleveland -132, Minnesota +111
  • Total: 206.5 points

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Prediction: Who will win the Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves game?

  • Prediction: Cavaliers 112 - Timberwolves 111
  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 2)
  • Pick OU: Over (206.5)

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Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves Odds, Spread, Over/Under

Favorite Spread Total
Cavaliers -2 206.5

Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves betting insights

  • Cleveland is 30-29-3 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 2-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers are 17-18-2.
  • Against the spread, Minnesota is 31-29-3 this season.
  • The Timberwolves are 7-4 as 2-point underdogs or more.
  • A total of 52 times so far this year, Cleveland and its opponent have combined for more than 206.5 points.
  • Timberwolves games have had over 206.5 points 51 times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 206.5 points, 20.8 fewer than the scoring average of the two teams combined.

Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves stat comparison

Cavaliers Rank Cavaliers AVG Timberwolves AVG Timberwolves Rank
18th 114 Points Scored 113.3 19th
2nd 109.5 Points Allowed 106.5 1st
8th 44.6 Rebounds 44.2 10th
17th 10.3 Off. Rebounds 9.3 27th
7th 13.6 3pt Made 12.4 18th
10th 27.7 Assists 26.3 17th
14th 12.7 Turnovers 13.8 22nd

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Cavaliers top performers

  • Jarrett Allen: 15.9 PTS, 10.6 REB, 1.1 BLK, 63.2 FG%
  • Caris LeVert: 14.0 PTS, 41.5 FG%, 32.9 3PT% (83-for-252)
  • Darius Garland: 18.2 PTS, 6.2 AST, 1.3 STL, 45.0 FG%, 37.2 3PT% (83-for-223)
  • Isaac Okoro: 9.7 PTS, 50.1 FG%, 39.9 3PT% (65-for-163)
  • Georges Niang: 8.6 PTS, 43.3 FG%, 36.1 3PT% (103-for-285)

Timberwolves top performers

  • Anthony Edwards: 26.4 PTS, 5.1 AST, 1.3 STL, 46.7 FG%, 37.9 3PT% (152-for-401)
  • Rudy Gobert: 13.9 PTS, 12.8 REB, 2.1 BLK, 65.2 FG%
  • Mike Conley: 10.5 PTS, 6.2 AST, 1.1 STL, 44.1 FG%, 43.3 3PT% (129-for-298)
  • Naz Reid: 12.3 PTS, 48.0 FG%, 40.8 3PT% (117-for-287)
  • Kyle Anderson: 6.2 PTS, 46.5 FG%, 21.6 3PT% (8-for-37)
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Season Series - Tied 1-1

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Mar 8, 2024 Minnesota Cleveland 104 - 113 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 22, 2024 Cleveland Minnesota 91 - 104 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center

2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Minnesota8248.3113.041.385.0.48512.632.7.38717.822.9.7779.434.243.626.67.96.114.218.8
Cleveland8248.3112.641.887.2.47913.536.8.36715.620.4.7659.833.443.328.07.44.613.617.5
MIN Opponents8248.3106.539.086.8.45011.432.3.35417.121.9.78110.331.241.424.57.54.514.419.9
CLE Opponents8248.3110.240.587.5.46312.533.8.37116.621.0.79110.032.642.725.37.75.013.618.7


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Jan 14, 2023 Cleveland Minnesota 102 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 13, 2022 Minnesota Cleveland 129 - 124 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 28, 2022 Minnesota Cleveland 127 - 122 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 10, 2021 Cleveland Minnesota 123 - 106 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Feb 1, 2021 Minnesota Cleveland 98 - 100 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 31, 2021 Cleveland Minnesota 104 - 109 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 5, 2020 Minnesota Cleveland 118 - 103 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 28, 2019 Cleveland Minnesota 94 - 88 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Nov 26, 2018 Minnesota Cleveland 102 - 95 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Oct 19, 2018 Cleveland Minnesota 123 - 131 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 7, 2018 Minnesota Cleveland 138 - 140 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 8, 2018 Cleveland Minnesota 99 - 127 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 14, 2017 Cleveland Minnesota 116 - 108 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Feb 1, 2017 Minnesota Cleveland 97 - 125 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 25, 2016 Minnesota Cleveland 107 - 114 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 8, 2016 Cleveland Minnesota 125 - 99 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Jan 31, 2015 Cleveland Minnesota 106 - 90 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Dec 23, 2014 Minnesota Cleveland 104 - 125 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 13, 2013 Cleveland Minnesota 95 - 124 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 4, 2013 Minnesota Cleveland 92 - 93 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 11, 2013 Minnesota Cleveland 100 - 92 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 7, 2012 Cleveland Minnesota 73 - 91 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 6, 2012 Cleveland Minnesota 98 - 87 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Dec 26, 2010 Minnesota Cleveland 98 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 4, 2010 Cleveland Minnesota 95 - 129 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 27, 2010 Minnesota Cleveland 95 - 109 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Oct 30, 2009 Cleveland Minnesota 104 - 87 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Mar 27, 2009 Minnesota Cleveland 85 - 107 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 17, 2008 Cleveland Minnesota 93 - 70 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Feb 29, 2008 Minnesota Cleveland 84 - 92 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 21, 2007 Cleveland Minnesota 97 - 86 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Apr 3, 2007 Cleveland Minnesota 101 - 88 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Nov 17, 2006 Minnesota Cleveland 76 - 92 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 8, 2006 Cleveland Minnesota 97 - 91 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Nov 26, 2005 Minnesota Cleveland 89 - 85 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 17, 2005 Cleveland Minnesota 88 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 21, 2004 Minnesota Cleveland 97 - 107 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 6, 2004 Cleveland Minnesota 92 - 103 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 21, 2003 Minnesota Cleveland 97 - 83 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 28, 2003 Cleveland Minnesota 95 - 118 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 12, 2003 Minnesota Cleveland 102 - 91 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 29, 2002 Minnesota Cleveland 81 - 114 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 13, 2001 Cleveland Minnesota 107 - 103 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Mar 18, 2001 Cleveland Minnesota 76 - 91 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 1, 2001 Minnesota Cleveland 90 - 81 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 21, 2000 Cleveland Minnesota 107 - 111 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 20, 1999 Minnesota Cleveland 100 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 2, 1998 Minnesota Cleveland 99 - 109 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 21, 1997 Cleveland Minnesota 103 - 80 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Dec 30, 1996 Minnesota Cleveland 96 - 108 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 14, 1996 Cleveland Minnesota 101 - 93 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Dec 19, 1995 Minnesota Cleveland 95 - 100 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 15, 1995 Cleveland Minnesota 100 - 88 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Mar 17, 1995 Cleveland Minnesota 77 - 80 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Nov 22, 1994 Minnesota Cleveland 79 - 112 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 22, 1994 Minnesota Cleveland 81 - 114 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 18, 1994 Cleveland Minnesota 85 - 78 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Mar 4, 1993 Cleveland Minnesota 103 - 95 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Jan 9, 1993 Minnesota Cleveland 93 - 116 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 2, 1992 Minnesota Cleveland 95 - 106 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 7, 1992 Cleveland Minnesota 113 - 98 Cleveland Regular Season Target Center
Mar 22, 1991 Cleveland Minnesota 105 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 2, 1991 Minnesota Cleveland 110 - 113 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 26, 1990 Cleveland Minnesota 85 - 84 Cleveland Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Dec 2, 1989 Minnesota Cleveland 101 - 74 Minnesota Regular Season Richfield Coliseum

2023-2024 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Conley A. Edwards J. McDaniels K. Towns R. Gobert
Rotation     N. Alexander-Walker N. Reid  
Rotation       K. Anderson  
Lim PT M. Morris W. Moore, Jr. J. Minott T. Warren L. Garza
Lim PT J. McLaughlin J. Clark   L. Miller  
Lim PT D. Nix        

2023-2024 Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Garland D. Mitchell M. Strus E. Mobley J. Allen
Rotation   I. Okoro E. Bates G. Niang T. Thompson
Rotation   S. Merrill C. LeVert P. Nance  
Rotation     I. Mobley    
Rotation     M. Morris    
Lim PT C. Porter, Jr.     D. Wade D. Jones
Lim PT T. Jerome        

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
9 Nickeil Alexander-Walker SG 82 23.4 8.0 2.9 6.6 .439 1.6 4.1 .391 0.6 0.8 .800 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.7
1 Kyle Anderson PF 79 22.6 6.4 2.5 5.5 .460 0.1 0.6 .229 1.2 1.7 .708 0.8 2.7 3.5 4.2 0.9 0.6 1.2 1.6
0 Jaylen Clark G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Mike Conley PG 76 28.9 11.4 3.9 8.5 .457 2.4 5.3 .442 1.3 1.5 .911 0.5 2.4 2.9 5.9 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.7
5 Anthony Edwards SF 79 35.1 25.9 9.1 19.7 .461 2.4 6.7 .357 5.4 6.4 .836 0.7 4.8 5.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.1 1.8
55 Luka Garza C 25 4.9 4.0 1.4 3.0 .480 0.4 1.3 .281 0.7 1.0 .720 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0
27 Rudy Gobert C 76 34.1 14.0 5.3 8.1 .661 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 5.1 .638 3.8 9.2 12.9 1.3 0.7 2.1 1.6 3.1
3 Jaden McDaniels F 72 29.2 10.5 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0
6 Jordan McLaughlin G 56 11.2 3.5 1.2 2.6 .483 0.8 1.6 .472 0.2 0.3 .722 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.6
33 Leonard Miller F 17 3.1 1.7 0.8 1.2 .650 0.1 0.3 .400 0.1 0.1 .500 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
8 Josh Minott F 32 2.9 1.6 0.5 1.1 .472 0.1 0.3 .400 0.4 0.4 .857 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
7 Wendell Moore, Jr. SF 25 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
23 Monte Morris G 27 15.1 5.1 1.9 4.4 .417 0.9 2.2 .424 0.4 0.6 .706 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5
12 Daishen Nix GF 15 3.3 1.8 0.6 1.6 .375 0.4 1.1 .353 0.2 0.4 .500 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1
11 Naz Reid C 81 24.2 13.5 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1
32 Karl-Anthony Towns C 62 32.7 21.8 7.7 15.3 .504 2.2 5.3 .416 4.1 4.7 .873 1.5 6.8 8.3 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.9 3.3
24 T.J. Warren F 11 11.3 3.7 1.6 3.7 .439 0.2 1.2 .154 0.3 0.4 .750 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0

Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
31 Jarrett Allen C 77 31.7 16.5 6.7 10.6 .634 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.1 .742 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.9
21 Emoni Bates SF 15 8.9 2.7 1.0 3.3 .306 0.7 2.2 .303 0.1 0.3 .250 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3
10 Darius Garland G 57 33.3 18.0 6.6 14.8 .446 2.3 6.2 .371 2.6 3.1 .834 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.7
2 Ty Jerome PG 2 7.4 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
30 Damian Jones PF 39 6.9 2.7 1.1 1.8 .597 0.1 0.4 .214 0.5 0.5 .857 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7
3 Caris LeVert G 68 28.8 14.0 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8
5 Sam Merrill G 61 17.5 8.0 2.6 6.4 .402 2.3 5.8 .404 0.4 0.5 .929 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.2
45 Donovan Mitchell SG 55 35.3 26.6 9.1 19.8 .462 3.3 9.0 .368 5.0 5.8 .865 0.8 4.3 5.1 6.1 1.8 0.5 2.8 2.1
4 Evan Mobley PF 50 30.6 15.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7
15 Isaiah Mobley SF 10 7.2 2.3 1.0 2.4 .417 0.3 1.0 .300 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6
8 Pete Nance PF 8 3.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 .167 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
20 Georges Niang F 82 22.3 9.4 3.5 7.7 .449 1.8 4.8 .376 0.6 0.7 .850 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.3
35 Isaac Okoro SG 69 27.3 9.4 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0
9 Craig Porter, Jr. G 51 12.7 5.6 2.3 4.5 .509 0.2 0.7 .353 0.8 1.1 .732 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8
1 Max Strus G 70 32.0 12.2 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4
13 Tristan Thompson F 49 11.2 3.3 1.5 2.4 .608 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 1.1 .288 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2
32 Dean Wade PF 54 20.5 5.4 1.8 4.3 .414 1.5 3.7 .391 0.4 0.5 .769 0.7 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.7

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