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Market Report for Thursday, February 3rd
*Indicates team is on the second leg of a back-to-back
**Lines are opening numbers
Minnesota Timberwolves (-5.5, 226.5) @ Detroit Pistons
Just as the Pistons were starting to become whole their most important piece injured his hip. Cade Cunningham is questionable to play tonight with that hip injury, and his presence makes all the difference in the world for Detroit. The Pistons had a 5-1 ATS run ruined on Tuesday in the loss to the Pelicans, and Cunningham was a massive part of that run averaging 20.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists in five of those contests, one of which included a 19-point triple-double. If Cunningham cannot play it is hard to get on the side of the underdog here, even with Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk back in the fold. Minnesota has a lengthy injury report itself though. Patrick Beverley, D’Angelo Russell and Josh Okogie are among the questionable to play tonight, and both Beverley and Russell are key to the Timberwolves’ success. Perhaps they could deal with a short-handed Pistons team without those two, like they did to Denver and Utah in the two games prior, but bettors are getting no discounts on a line that is up 7.5 at most shops.