The Portland Trail Blazers (32-45) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-39) on Sunday. Tip from Target Center is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Timberwolves odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Trail Blazers fell 138-114 while failing to cover as 14-point home underdogs against the Sacramento Kings on Friday. They have lost 5 games in a row and are 1-9 in their last 10. In that span, they are 2-8 against the spread (ATS) to fall to 35-41-1 ATS this season.
Minnesota fell 123-111 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday failing to cover as 2-point home underdogs. They have now lost back-to-back games. The Wolves are 5-5 in their last 10 games and 5-5 ATS in that stretch. This season, they are 37-41 ATS.
Portland leads the season series 2-1 winning twice at home in mid-December and covering as favorites in both games. Minnesota won the most recent matchup 113-106 on Jan. 4 to cover as a 1.5-point home favorite.
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Trail Blazers at Timberwolves odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:24 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +1000 (bet $100 to win $1000) | Timberwolves -2000 (bet $2000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +17.5 (-115) | Timberwolves -17.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Trail Blazers at Timberwolves key injuries
Trail Blazers
- PG Damian Lillard (calf) out
- SF Nassir Little (ankle) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (knee) out
- SF Cam Reddish (back) questionable
- SG Anfernee Simons (foot) out
Timberwolves
- SG Anthony Edwards (illness) questionable
- C Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Timberwolves picks and predictions
Prediction
Timberwolves 118, Trail Blazers 100
Moneyline
PASS.
The -2000 odds on a Wolves team facing a beaten and bruised Blazers squad presents no value.
Against the spread
LEAN TIMBERWOLVES -17.5 (-105).
The Trail Blazers are a mere fraction of their regular squad as a result of injury and coming up on the end of the season. They lost their previous 2 games by a combined total of 64 points and have failed to cover the spread in each of their last 3 games in which they were also double-digit underdogs. They are also 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 223.5 (-110).
The Under is 3-1 in both the Blazers’ and T-wolves’ last 4 games. The Under is also 3-0-1 in Minnesota’s last 4 Sunday games.
The Under is 22-15 in road games this season for the Blazers and 22-16-1 in home games for the Timberwolves.
With many key players sidelined in this matchup, do not expect a lot of points, especially from Portland which will have trouble keeping Sunday’s game a competition.
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