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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -13-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 138-101 result against the Thunder on March 04. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -9.5-point favorite, while the 239 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Trail Blazers were a 120-90 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (210) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 25-37 SU,25-37 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Portland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Portland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 12 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 35-29 SU,34-29-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Minnesota's last 17 games
Next up:
Portland at Minnesota Monday, March 7