Portland (22-20) at Minnesota (28-16)
When: Sunday, January 14th 2018
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: ESPN
Opening Odds: Minnesota -5.5/210.5
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have a chance at a perfect five-game homestand when they host the Portland Trail Blazers in an ESPN contest on Sunday night at the Target Center. Minnesota owns an eight-game home winning streak that started on December 18th with a win over the Blazers – the franchise’s longest since 2003-04. Minnesota had an impressive streak of seven straight games holding opponents under 100 points come to an end on Friday but did enough offensively to earn a 118-108 win over the New York Knicks. Portland is in the middle of a brutal part of their schedule and is playing its fifth straight Western Conference playoff contender after beating San Antonio and Oklahoma City and falling at Houston and New Orleans. The Trail Blazers, who allowed an average of 120 points in the losses to the Rockets and Pelicans, are finishing out a four-game trip on Sunday before returning home to play Phoenix on Tuesday.
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Oddly enough, Portland’s last two losses came with the return of star point guard Damian Lillard, who missed the wins over San Antonio and Oklahoma City with a calf injury. Lillard isn’t showing any effects from the injury and averaged 26 points along with eight assists in the last two games, though he has yet to find his form from long distance, going 3-of-17 from 3-point territory. The Trail Blazers got at least 17 points from all five of their starters on Friday but the bench let them down with a total of 12. Power forward Al-Farouq Aminu recorded his third double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds on Friday.
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Minnesota saw eight players score in double figures on Friday and the lone player that did not reach double figures – reserve point guard Tyus Jones – still managed seven points on 3-of-5 shooting along with four assists in just 15 minutes. Center Karl-Anthony Towns finished an assist shy of a triple-double in the win and is averaging 20.3 points on 63.3% shooting and 13.8 rebounds during the current homestand. Towns was held to 16 points and seven rebounds in the 108-107 win over Portland last month, one of just eight times this season that he failed to record a double-double.
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Portland has been very inconsistent this season, while the T’Wolves have not only been good at home, they’ve dominated the Western Conference to the tune of a 22-6 mark. The Blazers have to be gassed after a brutal road trip. I think Minnesota rolls tonight.
Pick: Timberwolves -5.5
- Trail Blazers are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games.
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Trail Blazers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games.
- Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Trail Blazers are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Trail Blazers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Timberwolves are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games.
- Timberwolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Timberwolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Timberwolves are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Timberwolves are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Western Conference.
- Timberwolves are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Timberwolves are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Timberwolves are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Timberwolves are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Timberwolves are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 overall.
- Over is 5-0 in Trail Blazers last 5 road games.
- Over is 6-0 in Trail Blazers last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1-2 in Trail Blazers last 8 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2 in Trail Blazers last 8 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 4-1 in Timberwolves last 5 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Under is 7-2 in Timberwolves last 9 overall.
- Under is 6-2 in Timberwolves last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 11-4 in Timberwolves last 15 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 5-2 in Timberwolves last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 5-2 in Timberwolves last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 37-17-1 in Timberwolves last 55 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota.
- Trail Blazers are 21-6 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Minnesota.
- Trail Blazers are 36-14-1 ATS in the last 51 meetings.
- Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
- Underdog is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
- Road team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
