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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 Thursday when they meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -3-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 223.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 119-112 loser as they battled the Grizzlies on the road. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 231 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Trail Blazers were a 101-99 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (200) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 16-22 SU,15-21-2 ATS
Portland is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Portland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 14-22 SU,15-19-2 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games
Minnesota is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Next up:
Portland home to Milwaukee Saturday, January 11
Minnesota at Houston Saturday, January 11