Portland Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Betting Prediction

NBA Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction 11/8/2024

The Portland Trail Blazers (3-6) travel to face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves (5-3) on Friday, November 8th. This game will be played at Target Center in Minneapolis and televised on KATU. The Timberwolves are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Trail Blazers are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Trail Blazers. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves

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The Trail Blazers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Trail Blazers fell to 3-6 on the season after a 118-105 road loss to the Spurs on Thursday. Portland, who entered the game as +4.5 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread. The total score of 223 points exceeded the O/U line of 217.5 by 5.5 points.

Portland took a 55-56 lead into halftime after outscoring the Spurs 28-23 in the 2nd quarter. However, they were outscored 35-24 in the 3rd quarter, putting them down 91-79 heading into the 4th. The Spurs edged the Blazers 27-26 in the final quarter to seal the win.

The Timberwolves Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Timberwolves improved to 5-3 on the season with a 135-119 win over the Bulls on Thursday. Minnesota, favored by 9.5 points, covered the spread with the 16-point victory. The total score of 254 points exceeded the over/under line of 226.5 by 27.5 points.

Minnesota trailed 65-56 at halftime but turned things around in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Bulls 34-30. They dominated the 4th quarter, going on a 12-0 run and outscoring Chicago 45-24 to close out the game.

Trail Blazers Offense Breakdown

Jerami Grant and Deandre Ayton each scored 21 points in the Trail Blazers’ 118-105 loss to the Spurs, with Ayton shooting 66.7% from the field and Grant hitting 60%. Anfernee Simons added 19 points and 7 assists, connecting on 3 threes at 33.3% efficiency.

Portland shot 47.7% from the field, but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 28.1% with 9 made threes. Ayton contributed 9 points in the 1st quarter, while Simons scored 7 points in both the 3rd and 4th quarters.

Timberwolves Offense Breakdown

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Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves to a 135-119 win over the Bulls, scoring 33 points and hitting 5 threes at a 55.6% clip. He also added 8 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 56.5% from the field. Rudy Gobert was dominant inside, shooting 81.8% and finishing with 21 points and 9 rebounds, while Julius Randle contributed 22 points and 10 boards.

Minnesota shot 54.3% from the field and made 16 threes at a 42.1% rate. Edwards scored 13 points in the 4th quarter, while Gobert added 11 in the final frame. Jaden McDaniels also chipped in 7 of his 19 points in the 4th.

Trail Blazers Team Defense

The Trail Blazers had a strong defensive 2nd quarter, holding the Spurs to 23 points, but they struggled in the 1st and 3rd, giving up 33 and 35 points, respectively, in a 118-105 loss. Portland allowed San Antonio to shoot 53% from the field.

From beyond the arc, the Spurs hit 16 threes at a 41% clip. The Blazers sent San Antonio to the line 18 times, where they made 14 free throws. Portland finished with 27 defensive rebounds, gave up 12 offensive boards, and recorded 7 steals.

Timberwolves Team Defense

Defensively, the Trail Blazers struggled against the Spurs, allowing 118 points on 53% shooting. Portland’s best defensive effort came in the 2nd quarter, where they gave up 23 points, but they allowed 33 in the 1st and 35 in the 3rd.

From beyond the arc, the Spurs hit 16 threes at a 41% clip. The Trail Blazers sent San Antonio to the line 18 times, where they made 14 free throws. Portland finished with 27 defensive rebounds, gave up 12 offensive boards, and recorded 7 steals.

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves Trends

  • Portland has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 106 points per game while allowing 107. The team also performed well vs the spread at 2-1.
  • Across their last five home contests, Minnesota has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 112 points per game.
  • As the betting underdog, the Trail Blazers have an ATS mark of just 5-5 in their last ten games. Portland posted a straight up mark of 3-7 in these matchups.
  • The last ten games that Minnesota was favored, they have an ATS mark of 3-7 while going 5-5 straight up.

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +12, we have the Trail Blazers as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 220.5, and our model predicts the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves to score a combined 312 points. We recommend betting on the over.


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