Friday Night 1st Quarter Fire?

The Western Conference leading T-Wolves are kicking off the second half of the season at home tonight playing the deflating Bucks. These teams were going in different directions heading into the All-Star break and by all accounts we should expect to see that trend continuing into the second half of the season.

The T-Wolves have been a great home team over the last couple of seasons and this year, especially heading into the break has been on display. The T-Wolves are 19-5 at home this season and in those 24 games, they have a 15-7-1 record of -1 or greater ATS in the 1Q. We will dive into some further numbers below.

DATE (win/loss 1Q) OPP

TEAM 1Q - pts for1Q (+/- 1Q vs. OPP)

TEAM T - pts for all game

Minnesota Timberwolves since beginning FEB	Milwaukee Bucks since beginning FEB
2-FEB (win) v. ORL MIN 1Q - 38 pts (+12) MIN T - 106 4-FEB (win) v. HOU MIN 1Q - 31 (+8) MIN T - 111 6-FEB (win) @ CHI MIN 1Q - 33 (+11) MIN T - 123 8-FEB (win) @ MIL MIN 1Q - 30 (+4) MIN T - 129 12-FEB (win) @ LAC MIN 1Q - 28 (+4) MIN T - 121 13-FEB (win) @ POR MIN 1Q - 37 (+12) MIN T - 121 15-FEB (win) @ POR MIN 1Q - 44 (+30) MIN T - 158	3-FEB (loss) @ DAL MIL 1Q - 20 pts (-24) MIL T - 106 4-FEB (loss) @ UTA MIL 1Q - 26 (-6) MIL T - 108 6-FEB (win) @ PHX MIL 1Q - 23 (+1) MIL T - 106 8-FEB (loss) v. MIN MIL 1Q - 26 (-4) MIL T - 105 9-FEB (win) v. CHA MIL 1Q - 31 (+14) MIL T - 120 12-FEB (win) v. DEN MIL 1Q - 28 (+5) MIL T - 112 13-FEB (loss) v. MIA MIL 1Q - 28 (-12) MIL T - 97 15-FEB (loss) v. MEM MIL 1Q - 26 (-3) MIL T - 110

Since the beginning of the month the T-Wolves are 8-0 SU in the 1Q, winning the quarter by more than 11.5 points. Covering the 1Q ATS number in all 8 games.

The Bucks are 3-5 SU in the 1Q in FEB. In those 5 losses in the 1Q they have lost by an average of 9.8 points. On the road in FEB the Bucks have been outscored in the 1Q by 29 points.

We are rolling with Minnesota Timberwolves -1.5 1Q.