The Minnesota Timberwolves (42-19) host the Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) for a clash between their Northwest Division rivals at Target Center, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, March 4, 2024. This is the fourth confrontation. between the teams this season.
The Timberwolves are a double-digit favorite against the Trail Blazers when the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers face off. The Timberwolves are favored by 14 points. The game offers a plus/minus of 211.5.
Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sports Betting. Odds updated Monday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a complete list of sports betting odds, go to USA TODAY Sports Betting Score Odds Center.
- Spread: Minnesota -14
- Total: 211.5
- Money line: Minnesota -1325, Portland +783
Trail Blazers odds, breakdown and more at Timberwolves
Prediction
- Choose ATS: Timber wolves (- 14)
- Choose the organizational unit:
More (211.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 120 – Trail Blazers 101
Money line
- Minnesota has been the favorite in 48 games this season and has won 35 times (72.9%) in those contests.
- Minnesota has been named a -1325 or greater favorite just once this season and came away with a win in that game.
- Bookmakers have suggested, with the moneyline set for this matchup, that Minnesota has a 93% chance of pulling out a win.
- Portland went 16-37 in games and was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 30.2% of those games).
- Portland has yet to win a game entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +783 or higher on two chances.
- Based on the moneyline for this game, Portland has an implied win probability of 11.3%.
Against the spread
- The Timberwolves have scored just 2.4 fewer points per game (113.2) than the Trail Blazers allow (115.6).
- When Minnesota scores more than 115.6 points, it is 19-7-1 against the spread and 23-4 overall.
- When scoring more than 106.3 points, Portland is 21-10-1 ATS and 14-18 overall.
- Minnesota is 23-9-2 against the spread and 31-3 overall when opponents score fewer than 107.5 points.
- The Timberwolves are the 20th scoring team in the NBA (113.2 PPG), while the Trail Blazers rank 17th in points per game allowed (115.6) in the league.
- The 29th ranked NBA team (107.5 PPG) is Portland, while the Minnesota team ranks first defensively in the league (106.3 PPG).
- The Timberwolves have outscored their opponents by 422 total points this season (6.9 points per game on average), and the Trail Blazers’ opponents have outscored them by an additional 478 points on the year (8.1 per game).
- Minnesota’s average implied total this season is 114.4 points, which is 1.4 points higher than its implied total of 113 points in Monday’s game.
- So far this season, Minnesota has scored more than 113 points in a game 33 times.
- Portland’s average implied point total on the year (116.8 points) is 17.8 points higher than its implied total in this game (99 points).
How to watch the Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers
- Match day: Monday March 4, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV channel: BSN and ROOT Sports NW+
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Target center
- TV channel: Bally Sports
- Direct: Watch on Fubo!
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