Who’s playing
Portland @ Minnesota
Current record: Portland 19-17. Minnesota 17-21
What you need to know
This Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to fill a hole in defense that allowed them 115.76 points per game. Minnesota and the Portland Trail Blazers will face off in the Battle of the Northwest Division Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Target Center. Expect scorekeepers to be busy. If previous games are any indication, the Timberwolves and Portland really light up the scoreboard.
Normally the Denver Nuggets have all the answers at home, but Minnesota proved too difficult on Monday. Minnesota scored enough points to win, and against Denver he went 124-111. Minnesota’s success was the result of a balanced offense with several players stepping up, but small forward Kyle Anderson led the offense with 19 points and eight assists.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the Detroit Pistons on Monday, winning 135-106. The contest almost ended in the third end, by which time Portland had established his 102 to 82 advantage. Their power forward Jerami Grant shot 5-for-8 from Downtown to finish with 36 points.
The win moved Minnesota to 17-21 and Portland to 19-17. Minnesota is 8-8 with his wins this season and Portland is his 8-10.
Viewing method
- when: Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET
- where: Target Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- tv set: Bally Sports – North
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Geo restrictions may apply.)
- follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket price: $11.50
odds
According to the latest NBA odds, the Timberwolves are just 1.5 points favorite against the Trail Blazers.
The oddsmakers were in line with this betting community as the game started as a 1.5 point spread and stayed there.
Series history
Portland has won 16 of its last 27 games against Minnesota.
- 12/12/2022 – Portland 133 vs Minnesota 112
- 10/12/2022 – Portland 124 vs. Minnesota 118
- 7 March 2022 – Minnesota 124 vs Portland 81
- 5 March 2022 – Minnesota 135 vs Portland 121
- 01/25/2022 – Minnesota 109 vs Portland 107
- 12/12/2021 – Minnesota 116 vs Portland 111
- 14 March 2021 – Minnesota 114 vs Portland 112
- 13 March 2021 – Portland 125 vs Minnesota 121
- 07/01/2021 – Portland 135 vs Minnesota 117
- 09/01/2020 – Minnesota 116 vs Portland 102
- 12/21/2019 – Portland 113 vs. Minnesota 106
- 01/04/2019 – Portland 132 vs. Minnesota 122
- 12/08/2018 – Portland 113 vs. Minnesota 105
- 16/11/2018 – Minnesota 112 v Portland 96
- 04/11/2018 – Portland 111 vs Minnesota 81
- 01.03.2018 – Portland 108 vs. Minnesota 99
- 01/24/2018 – Portland 123 vs. Minnesota 114
- 01/14/2018 – Minnesota 120 vs. Portland 103
- 18/12/2017 – Minnesota 108 vs Portland 107
- 06/04/2017 – Portland 105 vs. Minnesota 98
- April 3, 2017 – Minnesota 110 vs. Portland 109
- 03/25/2017 – Portland 112 vs. Minnesota 100
- 01/01/2017 – Portland 95 vs. Minnesota 89
- April 9, 2016 – Minnesota 106 vs. Portland 105
- 01/31/2016 – Portland 96 vs. Minnesota 93
- 12/05/2015 – Portland 109 vs. Minnesota 103
- 11/02/2015 – Portland 106 vs. Minnesota 101
