The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-29) are 4.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a six-game home losing streak when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers (21-15) on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Target Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS-NW. The point total in the matchup is set at 233.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazers | -4.5 | -110 | -110 | 233 | -110 | -110 |
Head to Head
After the last 10 head-to-head matchups, Portland has a 7-3 record against Minnesota. The Trail Blazers have an advantage against the spread as well (2-1) when taking on the Timberwolves.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2021 | Trail Blazers | Trail Blazers | -9.5 | 233 | -525 | 394 | Regular Season | 135-117 POR |
| 1/9/2020 | Trail Blazers | Timberwolves | -1 | 224 | -113 | -107 | Regular Season | 116-102 MIN |
| 12/21/2019 | Trail Blazers | Trail Blazers | -6.5 | 228 | -282 | 228 | Regular Season | 113-106 POR |
| 4/1/2019 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 132-122 POR |
| 4/1/2019 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 132-122 POR |
| 12/8/2018 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 113-105 POR |
| 12/8/2018 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 113-105 POR |
| 11/16/2018 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 112-96 MIN |
| 11/16/2018 | – | Timberwolves | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 112-96 MIN |
| 11/4/2018 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 111-81 POR |
Trail Blazers Betting Information
- Portland has been good against the spread this season, posting a 19-17 record.
- The Trail Blazers have posted an even record of 7-7 against the spread when the spread is -4.5 or bigger.
- Portland has been reliable for the over this season, combining with opponents to hit the total in 20 of 36 games for a 55.6% rate.
Timberwolves Betting Information
- Minnesota has covered the spread in less than half of its games, going 13-21-2 ATS.
- When they play as at least 4.5-point underdogs, the Timberwolves have a record ATS of 1-0.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in more than half of their matchups this season — 19 of 36 (52.8%).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Trail Blazers and their opponents have combined for 233 points — this matchup’s over/under — in 15 of 36 games (41.7%) this year.
- Minnesota has played in 16 games this year (out of 37 total matchups — 43.2% of chances) where they and their opponents combined to score more than 233 points.
- The Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves combine to average 9.7 less points per game than the total of 233 set for this matchup.
- Opponents of the two teams average a combined 1.1 fewer points per game (231.9) than this matchup’s over/under of 233 points.
- The average point total for Trail Blazers games this year is 3.1 fewer points than the over/under of 233 in this matchup.
- The average point total for the Timberwolves this year is 7.7 points lower than this game’s over/under.
Trail Blazers Leaders
- The Trail Blazers points and assists leader is Damian Lillard. He puts up 29.8 points per game and dishes out 8.0 assists.
- Enes Kanter paces Portland with 11.8 rebounds per game.
- CJ McCollum is the top three-point shooter for the Trail Blazers, connecting on 4.8 per game.
- Robert Covington racks up 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, both team-high averages.
Timberwolves Leaders
- Karl-Anthony Towns holds the top Timberwolves spot in two categories: scoring (21.6 points per game) and rebounding (10.7 rebounds per game).
- Ricky Rubio has the title of Minnesota assist leader, dishing out 6.5 assists per game this season.
- D’Angelo Russell makes more threes per game than any other member of the Timberwolves, averaging 3.0 treys per game.
- Minnesota’s Rubio has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.3 per game and Towns is first in blocks with 1.7 per game.
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