El Jefe
The Minnesota Timberwolves (22-22) will face the Portland Trail Blazers (18-25) again in Minneapolis on Monday, March 7 at Target Center. The Timberwolves, the home team, have won four consecutive games, whereas the Trail Blazers, the visitors, have dropped four in a row. Don’t forget to place your bets and then catch the excitement live at 7:00 PM CT!
For context about Monday’s matchup, how have the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers performed versus each other in the past?
This season, the franchises have played in one matchup and the T-Wolves topped the Trail Blazers. In their most recent meeting on December 12, 2021, the score was 111-116 in favor of the T-Wolves. The Timberwolves had a 48.98% field goal percentage and a 38.89% three pointer percentage, whereas the Trail Blazers had a 57.58% field goal percentage and a 37.5% 3-point percentage. The former totaled 10 rebounds and 23 assists; the latter had 9 rebounds and 25 assists. We’ll see what plays out when the Timberwolves receive their opponents at Target Center.
Betting Preview for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, March 7
Where:
Target Center in Minneapolis
When:
Monday, March 7, 2022
Betting on the Minnesota Timberwolves
Record:
22-22 |
Northwest Division Standing:
3
When the Minnesota Timberwolves outplayed the Portland Trail Blazers in Saturday’s game, it was due in large part to the first-rate efforts of star players Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell. Towns yielded 36 points and 15 rebounds, whereas D’Angelo Russell had 14 points and 15 assists. They are currently in 7th place in the conference. Be sure to review our evaluation of the odds for Monday’s game further down and think about how the squad’s recent performance could influence their meeting versus Portland.
Absences and Injuries
The Timberwolves are short McKinley Wright (Arm).
Betting on the Portland Trail Blazers
Record:
18-25 |
Northwest Division Standing:
4
The Portland Trail Blazers have lost four consecutive games and are 11th currently in the conference. With this in mind, in the face of Anfernee Simons and Trendon Watford’s efforts, they were beaten by the Timberwolves in Saturday’s game. Simons, who will be out of the next game due to an injury, supplied 38 points and Trendon Watford had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Check out our assessment further down to learn how this performance has cast their odds for the upcoming game against Minnesota on Monday.
Absences and Injuries
The Trail Blazers have no injured players ruled out.
T-Wolves vs. Trail Blazers | Moneyline, Over/Under and Spread Odds
Moneyline Pick:
Minnesota Timberwolves (-1200) at Fanduel
The Minnesota Timberwolves are favored to win according to the betting market. The team enters this game with a win percentage of 60.0% in the last 10 games (six wins and four losses). The Portland Trail Blazers’ win percentage is at 50.0% in the last 10 games (a record of five wins and five losses) by comparison.
Over/Under Pick:
Under 232.5 Total Points (-110) at Pointsbet
The Minnesota Timberwolves recorded 0 points a game the preceding month. Alternatively, the Portland Trail Blazers logged 0 points per game last month.
Spread Pick:
Minnesota Timberwolves -14.00 Points (-112) at Fanduel
The Minnesota Timberwolves will need to win by the amount of the spread or more in order to cover.
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