Northwest Division opponents meet when the Minnesota Timberwolves (5-3) host the Portland Trail Blazers (3-6) at Target Center, beginning at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, November 8, 2024. The Timberwolves are 12.5-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season.

For the best bets you can make on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

• When: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
• Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• TV: KATU and FDSN
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Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Anthony Edwards Over 25.5 PTS

• The 25.5 points prop total set for Anthony Edwards on Friday is 2.5 fewer points than his scoring average on the season (28).
• Edwards is 5-for-9 at going over his points prop total this season.
• The Timberwolves are at the 11th spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (114.6 points per game), while the Trail Blazers concede the 16th-lowest amount of points (113.6 per game).
• Minnesota is 4-1 when putting up more points than 113.6.

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Deandre Ayton Over 14.5 PTS

• Friday’s over/under for Deandre Ayton is 14.5 points, 0.6 fewer than his season average.
• Ayton has had a points prop in 10 games this season, and has hit the over five times.
• Portland is the NBA’s 25th-ranked team offensively (107.8 points per game), while Minnesota is 13th-ranked on defense (110.9 conceded).
• Portland has put together a 2-1 record when it scores more than 110.9 points.

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 12.5)

• Minnesota has beaten the spread three times in eight games.
• Against the spread, Portland is 5-4-0 this season.
• The Timberwolves are winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 12.5-point favorites this year.
• As a 12.5-point underdog or more, the Trail Blazers have one win ATS (1-1) this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (220.5)

• In four of eight games this season, the Timberwolves and their opponents have combined to total more than 220.5 points.
• The Trail Blazers have played four games this season that have had more than 220.5 combined points scored.
• The average total in Minnesota’s outings this year is 221.6, 1.1 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• Portland has a 222.1-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 1.6 more points than this game’s point total.
• The Timberwolves score the 17th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Trail Blazers’ offense racks up the eighth-most.
• This outing features the NBA’s 25th-ranked (Trail Blazers) and 10th-ranked (Timberwolves) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Timberwolves (-800)

• The Timberwolves have won four of the seven games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Trail Blazers have been chosen as underdogs in nine games this year and have walked away with the win three times (33.3%) in those games.
• Minnesota has played as a favorite of -800 or more once this season and won that game.
• Portland has been named as an underdog of +550 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
• The Timberwolves have a 88.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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