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MINNEAPOLIS -- Kawhi Leonard is getting used to his role as the San Antonio Spurs go-to guy.The Minnesota Timberwolves found out on Tuesday night just how unstoppable Leonard can be when he puts his foot on the gas.Leonard scored 31 points and the Spurs improved to 13-0 on the road this season with a 105-91 victory.Leonard hit 11 of 15 shots after not scoring at all in the first quarter and Patty Mills scored 15 points off the bench for the Spurs (18-4), who played without Tony Parker after he bruised his left knee against Milwaukee on Wednesday night. San Antonio overcame a slow start to shoot 52.7 percent.Now I have game experience under my belt, Leonard said. Thats what you need to get better, get comfortable -- see the ball go through the net in the game.The Spurs moved past the 1969-70 New York Knicks to take sole possession of the second-best road start to begin a season in NBA history. The Golden State Warriors started 14-0 last year.Maybe theres just a little extra focus when we go into someone elses arena, Mills said. Its hard to put your finger on it.Zach LaVine scored 25 points for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 14 rebounds, but shot just 3 of 16.You have to eliminate all the ways in which you beat yourself first, Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. So we have to understand that, we have to improve in that area.With seven new faces on the roster and Tim Duncan no longer there, its been an adjustment for the Spurs this season. They havent been their usual precise selves, but here they are with the second-best record in the league, tied in the win column with the Warriors (18-3).The Timberwolves erased a seven-point deficit with less than a minute to play to beat Charlotte on Saturday night, but Leonard buried a pair of 3-pointers to end the threat Tuesday.TIP-INSSpurs: Manu Ginobili got the night off. ... LaMarcus Aldridge had just six points on 3-for-8 shooting and did not score until early in the third quarter. ... San Antonio shot just 29 percent and scored a season-low 19 points in the first quarter.Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins was quiet for the Wolves as well. He scored 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting. ... Thibodeau received a technical foul for arguing with officials in the second quarter. ... PG Kris Dunn played well with 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting.LINE CHANGEThe Spurs starters got off to a terrible start after a narrow victory over the Bucks the previous night, so coach Gregg Popovich pulled all five starters with 7:30 to play in the first quarter and a 12-3 deficit. The bench unit of Mills, Kyle Anderson, Dewayne Dedmon, David Lee and Jonathon Simmons energized the team with a 14-3 run to get them back in the game.Theyre all together, Wiggins said. If one person moves, the other person moves with them. Its like theyre all tied together.PARKERS ABSENCEParker was injured when he knocked knees with a Bucks defender in the third quarter. The Spurs said he was listed as day to day, but Popovich said after the game he was probably 50-50 to play Thursday against Chicago. Rather than the elevate veteran Mills to the starting lineup, Popovich wanted to keep the second unit intact and so he gave Nico Laprovittola, a rookie from Argentina, his third career start. Laprovittola scored 10 points in 22 minutes.We knew Tony was going to miss some games, Popovich said of the teams mindset going into the season. To have another person that has the courage and the experience to play that position is important.UP NEXTSpurs: San Antonio heads to Chicago for a game against the Bulls on Thursday in Gasols first game there since he left for the Spurs in free agency.Timberwolves: Minnesota faces former coach Dwane Casey and the Raptors in Toronto on Thursday.Nike Vapormax Damen Günstig . 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ESPN Chalks Rob Nelson is back to offer up some interesting nuggets of information for games taking place Sunday and Monday.Note: All lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBookTennessee Titans at Detroit Lions Line: Lions -6; Over/Under: 47The Lions are 7-2 ATS since their bye in Week 9 last season.Dating back to last season, the Titans are 1-8 ATS in their past nine games, having failed to cover in five straight.Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans Line: Texans -1.5; Over/Under: 43.5The Texans have covered in each of their past five games as the favorite.The Chiefs are 1-6 ATS in their past seven games as an underdog (including playoffs).Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Line: Patriots -6; Over/Under: 42The Patriots havent covered in their home opener since 2011 vs. San Diego (0-3-1 ATS during span).New England has covered in each of its past four home games vs. Miami.Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns Line: Ravens -5; Over/Under: 42.5Under John Harbaugh (since 2008), the Ravens are 7-1 ATS in games at Cleveland. Overall, this marks the 15th time in 17 meetings between these teams since Harbaugh got to Baltimore in which the Ravens are favored.The Browns are now a 5,000-1 longshot to win the Super Bowl this season, 50 times worse than the teams tied for the second-worst odds (six teams at 100-1).Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Line: Steelers -3.5; Over/Under: 48.5The Bengals are 14-3-1 ATS since the start of last season (including playoffs), having covered in all nine of their road games during this span. This includes a 16-10 win at Pittsburgh last season, a game in which the line closed as a pick em.Starting with that Week 8 game in Pittsburgh last season, nine of the Bengals past 12 games (including playoffs) have gone under the total.Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Line: Redskins -3; Over/Under: 45.5This marks just the sixth time in 28 career starts (including playoffs) that the Redskins are favored with Kirk Cousins as their starting quarterback. Washington has lost three of its previous five in this spot, failing to cover in every game.This marks just the third time in their past 17 meetings that the Cowboys are an underdog to Washington.New Orleans Saints at New York Giants Line: Giants -5; Over/Under 54This over/under is the highest in a game so far this season. The previous four meetings between these teams have all easily gone over the total, including last season when the 101 combined points was more than double the over/under of 50.San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers Line: Panthers -13.5; Over/Under: 45.5With the line at 13.5, thiis marks the second-biggest favorite the Panthers have been in franchise history, and just their fifth time as a double-digit favorite.dddddddddddd. Carolina has previously gone 1-3 ATS in this spot.If the line closes at 13.5, it will be tied for the biggest underdog San Francisco has been in the past 10 seasons. The 49ers have now been an underdog in 18 straight games since Jim Harbaugh became Michigans head coach, the longest active streak as a dog in the NFL.Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals Line: Cardinals -7; Over/Under: 50.5In their past eight home games (including playoffs), the Cardinals are 1-7 ATS, having lost outright three times, including last week as an eight-point favorite over New England.The Buccaneers are an underdog for the 25th straight time on the road.Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams Line: Seahawks -6.5; Over/Under: 37.5Under Jeff Fisher (since 2012), the Rams have now been an underdog in all nine of their games against Seattle. The Rams enter Sunday having gone 6-2 ATS in those games, winning outright four times, including last season when they upset the Seahawks in both meetings.Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos Line: Broncos -6; Over/Under: 46.5This is the fifth time Andrew Luck has faced the Broncos in his career (including playoffs), and the fifth time hes been the underdog. Luck and the Colts have won three of four in this spot, covering in every game.Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders Line: Raiders -4.5; Over/Under: 48After covering their first four games under Dan Quinn last season, the Falcons are 2-11 ATS in their past 13 games.The total has gone over in 21 of Derek Carrs 33 career starts.Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers Line: Chargers -3; Over/Under: 47.5The Chargers have covered in five straight games dating back to last season, the second-longest active ATS win streak in the NFL (Vikings: 6 straight ATS wins).Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Line: Packers -2.5; Over/Under: 43The Vikings are an NFL-best 15-3 ATS since the start of last season (including playoffs), covering in an NFL-best six straight games. One of those three ATS losses came at home vs. the Packers last season, when Minnesota lost by 17 as a 1-point favorite.Including last weeks four-point win as a 3.5-point favorite, the Packers have covered six of their past eight games as a road favorite.Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears Line: Bears -3; Over/Under: 42This is just the third time in 23 games that the Bears are the favorite, having lost their previous two games in this spot. ' ' '