NBA Predictions: Can Timberwolves cover at home vs. Trail Blazers 1/14/18

Trail Blazers vs. Timberwolves Pick

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves going to protect their home court tonight when they are favorites against the Portland Trail Blazers? Game time is 9PM ET.

Who Oddsmakers Like: Minnesota. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Timberwolves are a 6-point favorite on the spread line. The total is set at 212 points. Minnesota opened az a 5.5-point favorite, while the total has increased after opening at 210.

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Who the Public Likes: Minnesota. As of Sunday afternoon, 65 percent of public bets have come in on the Timberwolves.

Injury Report: Trail Blazers small forward Evan Turner missed the last game with an illness and is questionable tonight. CJ Wilcox is rehabbing a knee injury and it is unknown when he will return. For Minnesota, Justin Patton is out indefinitely after offseason foot surgery.

Who the Trends Like: Portland is 21-6 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Minnesota and 36-14-1 ATS in the last 51 meetings overall. The over is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota. 

Who We Like: With Portland's strong history in this series, the spread seems a bit high. The Trail Blazers play tremendous defense and are healthy again after a stretch where star point guard Damian Lillard was missing games. Portland has lost two in a row, but kept it relatively close at Houston and New Orleans. While Minnesota has won four in a row, I think the Blazers match up well enough to cover this spread.

 

NBA DAILY PREDICTION: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS +6