Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/05/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, March 5, 2022

Venue:  Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +13, Timberwolves -13; Over/Under:  232.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +13, Timberwolves -13; Over/Under:  232.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +13.5, Timberwolves -13.5; Over/Under:  232.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  25-37 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Minnesota Timberwolves:  34-29 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

Minnesota Timberwolves:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 25-37 record overall and they are 9-19 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Memphis Grizzlies while their 3 losses since then have come against the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, and the Phoenix Suns in their last game. Brandon Williams off the bench led the team in points in that game with 14 while Drew Eubanks and Trendon Watford were both next on the team with 13 points each. Anfernee Simons and Watford both led the team in assists in that game with 6 each while Eubanks led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 38.5% from the field, 35.5% from 3-point range, and 76% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.4 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112.7 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 25-37 this season and their O/U record is 29-32-1.

 

 

The Timberwolves are coming into this game with a 34-29 record overall and they are 19-12 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Philadelphia 76ers while their 3 wins in that span came against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors in their last game. They still have a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday night. In their game against the Warriors, Karl-Anthony Towns led the team in points in that game with 39 while D'Angelo Russell was next on the team with 22 points. Malik Beasley off the bench also scored 20 points in that one as well. Russell and Patrick Beverley led the team in assists in that game with 7 each while Towns led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 52.8% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 82.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.6 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 112.3 PPG against them. The Timberwolves have an ATS record of 33-29-1 this season and their O/U record is 39-24.

 

 

The Trail Blazers have not been playing well in their recent games losing their last 3 straight. Not only have they lost their last 3 games but they have lost all 3 games by more than 30 points each time. They have been playing very poorly and it does not help them at all that their team is very banged up right now and they have many players out with injury. They are going up against a Timberwolves team that has been heating up recently winning 3 of their last 4 games and all of those games have been against some very good opponents. The Timberwolves are also a little banged up in this game but they still have most of their core pieces available for this game and they should be able to smash the Trail Blazers at home with the lineup they are putting out. The Timberwolves have been playing great and they are starting to make a playoff push now. They will blow past the trail Blazers in this game and win by close to 20 points as the Trail Blazers continue their awful play recently.

 

Trail Blazers Timberwolves Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, March 5, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Timberwolves 125 Trail Blazers 99.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 7-13 ATS as a road underdog. 10-18 ATS in road games. 39-25 OVER as a road underdog.

Minnesota Timberwolves: 19-14 ATS vs. division opponents. 39-24 OVER in all games. 10-3 OVER in the second half of the season.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  B. Williams (PG) Ques Sat - Hip injury. E. Hughes (PG) Ques Sat - Thumb injury. J. Winslow (SF) Ques Sat - Achilles injury. D. Lillard (PG) Late March - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. J. Nurkic (C) Late March - Foot injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

Minnesota Timberwolves:  J. Vanderbilt (SF) Ques Fri - Quadricep injury. A. Edwards (SG) Out Fri - Knee injury. M. Wright IV (PG) Mid March - Elbow injury.

 

 

 

"My biggest concern is just trying to get some continuity with our new guys and the guys we had here. That is the biggest thing for me. The problem is it's tough to rush that. You have to get it when it comes and keep chipping away at it." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s loss against the Suns on Wednesday night.

 

 

"Feed him, feed him, feed him. If you run out of food, feed him the fork." - D’Angelo Russell on KAT after their win against the Warriors on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Anfernee Simons

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Justise Winslow

C      Drew Eubanks

 

PG     Patrick Beverley

SG     D'Angelo Russell

SF     Taurean Prince

PF     Jarred Vanderbilt

C     Karl-Anthony Towns

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

PPG: K. Towns (24.5)

APG: D. Russell (6.9)

Reb/G: K. Towns (9.6)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chris Finch (2nd season)