Northwest Division rivals square off when the Minnesota Timberwolves (26-11) welcome in the Portland Trail Blazers (10-27) at Target Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 12, 2024. It’s the first matchup between the squads this year.
The Timberwolves head into their matchup against the Trail Blazers as double-digit favorites. The Timberwolves are favored by 14 points. The game’s over/under is set at 221.5.
Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:33 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Minnesota -14
- Total: 221.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -1148, Portland +725
Trail Blazers at Timberwolves odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 14)
- Pick OU:
Over (221.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 120 – Trail Blazers 102
- Minnesota has come away with 22 wins in the 27 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- Minnesota has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -1148.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 92% chance of walking away with the win.
- Portland has won nine of the 33 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (27.3%).
- Portland has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +725 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Portland a 12.1% chance to win.
- The 113.1 points per game the Timberwolves record are just 3.7 fewer points than the Trail Blazers allow (116.8).
- When Minnesota totals more than 116.8 points, it is 10-3-1 against the spread and 13-1 overall.
- Portland has put together a 12-6 ATS record and an 8-10 overall record in games it scores more than 107.8 points.
- Minnesota is 12-4-2 against the spread and 17-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 107.4 points.
- The Timberwolves are at the 22nd spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (113.1 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the 19th-fewest points per game (116.8) in the league.
- Portland’s squad is currently the lowest-scoring team in the NBA (107.4 PPG), while Minnesota’s team is best in points allowed per game (107.8).
- The Timberwolves have out-scored their opponents by a total of 199 points this season (5.3 points per game on average), and opponents of the Trail Blazers have out-scored them by 348 more points on the year (9.4 per game).
Over/Under
- Minnesota’s average implied point total this year is 3.6 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (114.4 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Minnesota has scored more than 118 points 12 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Portland (117.7) is 13.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (104).
How to watch Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers
- Game Day: Friday, January 12, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSN and ROOT Sports NW
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Target Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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