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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland Trail Blazers

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.

Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -3.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.

Portland was a 114-105 winner in its last match on the road against the Raptors. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 219 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Minnesota won its last outing, a 136-125 result against the Nets on January 23. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 261 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Minnesota:
Team record: 23-23 SU,24-22 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland

Portland:
Team record: 20-26 SU,19-27 ATS
Portland is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Portland is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Minnesota at Golden State Thursday, January 27
Portland home to Dallas Wednesday, January 26