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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 Friday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -12.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
The Timberwolves were a 135-119 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Bulls. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (254) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 118-105 loser as they battled the Spurs on the road. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 223 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 3-6 SU,5-4 ATS
Portland is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
Portland is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 5-3 SU,3-5 ATS
Minnesota is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Memphis Sunday, November 10
Minnesota home to Miami Sunday, November 10