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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 Thursday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -10.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 232.
The Trail Blazers were a 111-108 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota was a 123-116 loser in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 239 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 2-5 SU,3-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Portland:
Team record: 3-4 SU,2-5 ATS
Portland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Portland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to San Antonio Saturday, January 9
Portland at Sacramento Saturday, January 9