Neither the Minnesota Timbervolves or the Phoenix Suns will be competing in the post-season, but that does not mean that they've completely given up on the season. The Timberwolves had racked up a pair of wins against Sacramento and Washington prior to a 93-84 setback against the Jazz Saturday, and this looks like a good spot for the Wolves to get back to their winning ways.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The Wolves have split their last six contests straight up, covering the spread in all but one. They have averaged 113.0 points on 50.6 percent shooting over that stretch and Karl-Anthony Towns, likely to be named rookie of the year, recorded his eighth straight double-double Saturday and has a 24.6-point average in his last five games.

2. Road Woes - The suns have covered the spread in only 11 of their 36 road games this season and they're 1-8 ATS in their last nine when visiting a team with a losing home record. The home-team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings in this series.

3. X-Factor - Phoenix's talented rookie guard Devin Booker has averaged 25.0 points per game over his last three appearances but has a lowly 13.5 average in the past two meetings with Minnesota.

Selection: This is a play on the Minnesota Timberwolves (10*)