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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will meet on the court at Target Center on Friday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -13.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.

Minnesota lost its last outing, a 127-120 result against the Celtics on January 10. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a +11-point underdog, while the 247 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Portland was a 139-77 loser in its last match on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +13.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 216 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Portland:
Team record: 10-27 SU,16-21 ATS
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games

Minnesota:
Team record: 26-11 SU,18-18-1 ATS
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Portland home to Phoenix Sunday, January 14
Minnesota home to Los Angeles Sunday, January 14