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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -13.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 89-88 loser at home against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (177) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 107-100 winner on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (207) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 17-42 SU,27-32 ATS
Portland is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 42-19 SU,30-30-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Portland home to Oklahoma City Wednesday, March 6
Minnesota at Indiana Thursday, March 7