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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Target Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 233.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 135-105 winner on the road against the Pelicans. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (240) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Portland was a 127-121 loser in its last match at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 248 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Portland:
Team record: 21-15 SU,19-17 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Portland's last 23 games
Portland is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Portland is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota

Minnesota:
Team record: 8-29 SU,15-21-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games

Next up:
Portland at Minnesota Sunday, March 14