Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves Predictions

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves Betting Pick: Trail Blazers -5

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves is a Western Conference tilt between two teams that have differing trajectories in 2021. The Trail Blazers are a winning team well inside the playoff race in the Western Conference, and could realistically have home court advantage in their first round playoff series. The Timberwolves on the other hand are the worst team in both the Western Conference and the league, heading for a very high lottery selection in the NBA Draft with playoff hopes being completely absent.

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves has been played over 100 times, with the split leaning mightily to the Trail Blazers side. The Trail Blazers have won over 70% of the historical matchups. Recent seasons paint quite a similar  picture to that of the long term history, as the Timberwolves have continued their futility against the Trail Blazers. History would say this is an avalanche on the Trail Blazers side, and that includes both recent and long term history. The Trail Blazers have long been and remain a better team than the Timberwolves.

You will find the best NBA picks for Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers below.

This game will take place at 8:00PM EST at ther Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Why bet the Blazers?:

✅ T-Wolves ongoing futiity: The Timberwolves continue to carry the league’s worst record and have lost 10 of their last 11 and 14 of their last 16 games overall. They carry a -7.8 point per game differential in home games, second worst in the league.

✅ T-Wolves backcourt still absent: Both D’angelo Russell and Malik Beasley continue to be out for Minnesota, meaning the Timberwolves are forced to lean heavily on Ricky Rubio and second year guard Jaylen Nowell. This is a bad recipe for trying to slow Damian Lillard in this matchup, and also a bad recipe to keep the scoring pace at the other end of the floor.

✅ Trail Blazers quality on the road: The Blazers are currently three games over .500 on the road, including a win in Minnesota just last night. Only six teams have a better road record than the Blazers while the Timberwolves carry the league’s worst home record.

Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves has been played over 100 times, with the most massive edge going to the Trail Blazers on the historical split. The more recent years have been similarly non-competitive and the historical split points the Trail Blazers side in with flashing neon lights. The long term history as well as the recent years splits do carry some weight in this matchup, as the Trail Blazers continue to carry a superior roster and have had their way. History is just one indicator, and it is one piece of the puzzle to look at for best predictions on Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers.

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Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers Against the Spread Predictions

Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers against the spread predictions refer to whether either team will win or lose by the necessary points to cover the spread. The spread is a set number of points the favorite needs to win by or the underdog needs to lose by less than to be considered a wagering winner. For a hypothetical line, we will use the Trail Blazers -5. This means a wager on the Trail Blazers would require them to win by more than five points to be considered a winner. A wager on the Timberwolves, at +5, would require them to either win the game outright or to lose by less than five points to have a wager be considered a winner.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Over/Under Betting

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Over/Under betting is a way of wagering on the contest without needing to pick the team that wins the game. Instead, these wagers are against a set total of combined points in the game. For a hypothetical example, we will use a total set at 233.5 points. Over/Under wagers on this Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers contest would be betting over or under 233.5 combined points for the two teams.

There are many factors you should consider when diving into Over/Under wagering. These factors include pace (expected possessions per game), offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency. Knowing which teams play faster and slower, and which teams play with a higher and lower level of efficiency at each end of the floor is a large edge when over/under wagering.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Moneyline Predictions

Money Line wagering on NBA is a fun way to bet on one team or the other, while taking the point spread out of play in terms of the wager.

Instead of laying or taking the points on the point spread, you can lay odds on the favorite or take odds on the underdog to simply win the game outright. If you are looking to wager on a game, and want the best Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Money Line predictions, but want to avoid the point spread, a Money Line wager is worth considering.

For an example of how a Money Line wager differs from an against the spread wager, we will use our Trail Blazers -5 hypothetical example from above. Instead of the standard -110 odds on an against the spread bet, you can bet the Trail Blazers to simply win outright while laying odds. You can bet Timberwolves to win the game outright while getting odds.

In our hypothetical, we would expect to have to lay about -210 on the Trail Blazers and expect to get about +170 on the Timberwolves.

With the all time series being played to such a landslide on the Portland Trail Blazers side, history can help as a determining factor on a money line wager in this instance. However, history is just one piece of the puzzle and all other factors need to be considered. The current season’s trends siding with the Portland Trail Blazers is a helpful indicator and is at least equally important in terms of a betting selection.

There are hours of research required for successful NBA predictions, and we are here to provide that for you, with a conclusion summed up and bottom lined for you.

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The NBA carries the most fluid odds of all the major sports in the United States. We often see a slow release of odds and against the spread, over/under and money line odds all fluctuate, often rapidly throughout a given day leading up to tipoff. The Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers regular season matchup won’t draw a massive betting market from the general public, so just a handful of large wagers could move the lines significantly in one direction or the other.

We currently have no sports books in the United States that offer streaming of NBA games. This will assuredly change in the future, but for now we are still required to turn to paid streaming services that might have the game you are looking for. For live streaming Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves you are limited to YouTubeTV, FuboTV, Hulu, and of course, NBA League Pass.