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The Minnesota Timberwolves (6-5) and Portland Trail Blazers (4-8) meet Wednesday at Moda Center at 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
These teams just met Tuesday in an In-Season Tournament game, and the Blazers stunned the Timberwolves 122-108 as a 9-point underdog while the Over (222.5) cashed. It was payback for a 127-102 beatdown the T-wolves put on the Blazers in the Twin Cities Friday night, also as the Over (220.5) connected.
In Tuesday’s game, Minnesota actually shot 50.7% (37-of-73) from the field, including 37.1% (13-of-35) from behind the 3-point line and 91.3% (21-of-23) from the free-throw line. G Anthony Edwards went for 26 points, including 4 triples, while C Naz Reid came off the bench for 28 points and 4 made 3-pointers, too. The Wolves were a little sloppy, though, posting 21 turnovers, and they had a minus-7 rebounding margin.
The Blazers were also hot from the field, hitting at a 51.2% (43-of-84) clip, while going bonkers from downtown at a 56.3% (18-of-32) pace. F Toumani Camara and G Dalano Banton each dropped in 4 triples apiece.
Timberwolves at Trail Blazers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 6:06 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves -390 (bet $390 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +310 (bet $100 to win $310)
- Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves -9 (-110) | Trail Blazers +9 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 219.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Timberwolves at Trail Blazers key injuries
Timberwolves
- None
Trail Blazers
- F Matisse Thybulle (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Timberwolves at Trail Blazers picks and predictions
Prediction
Timberwolves 118, Trail Blazers 106
Moneyline
Tuesday’s tournament game should serve as a cautionary tale why you never bet huge favorites.
The Timberwolves (-390) will set you back nearly 4 times your potential return, and there’s just no value there.
AVOID.
Against the spread
We’ll back the TIMBERWOLVES -9 (-110) to rebound from Tuesday’s embarrassment. It’s hard for teams to beat another twice in a row, and there is no way the Trail Blazers +9 (-110) will be nearly as hot from behind the arc as they were Tuesday. There has been evidence of that all season.
Portland is 0-3 SU and 1-1-1 ATS in 3 games this season when playing on no rest, including the loss and non-cover in Minnesota Nov. 8.
For Minnesota, it is 1-1 SU/ATS in 2 games on no rest, and that lone win and cover was against the Blazers Nov. 8 after topping the Bulls in Chicago the night before.
Over/Under
OVER 219.5 (-110) is the lean, but go lightly. Both of these defenses could be spent after each playing within the past 24 hours. Hey, at least they didn’t have to travel, though.
The Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games for Minnesota, and 6-2 in the past 8 outings. For Portland, the Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games, including the 2 battles with the Wolves.
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