Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Portland Trail Blazers blaze their trail to the Target Center, hoping to catch the Minnesota Timberwolves by the tail this evening at 10:00PM EST! As the NBA playoffs heat up, both teams are hungry to claw their way up the Western conference rankings, with the Blazers trying to fan their flames after a recent stumble, and the Wolves looking to keep their pack leading the hunt following a dominant victory. With the stakes sky-high and the point spread even higher, tonight’s matchup promises to be anything but a snoozer. So, whether you’re in it for the fantasy points or just love the game, tonight’s face-off is set to be a timber-rattling, trail-blazing battle on the court!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 08, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Target Center, Minnesota

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+525	-800	221.0	12.0/-12.0
Recent	+270	-340	221.0	12.5/-12.5
Difference	-255	+460	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-31L

27.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

31W-11L

73.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/04/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	22	34	32	114	Over
03/04/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	27	33	31	119	Over
02/15/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	44	22	33	29	128	Under
02/15/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	14	37	25	15	91	Under
02/13/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	37	22	25	37	121	Over
02/13/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	26	32	26	109	Over
01/12/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	15	27	15	36	93	Under
01/12/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	36	27	25	28	116	Under
04/02/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	25	26	25	107	Under
04/02/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	33	24	19	105	Under
01/04/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	29	32	21	106	Under
01/04/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	31	29	24	113	Under
12/12/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	27	32	25	28	112	Over
12/12/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	37	36	27	133	Over
12/10/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	27	39	26	26	118	Over
12/10/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	33	29	30	124	Over
03/07/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	15	19	26	21	81	Under
03/07/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	31	30	29	34	124	Under
03/05/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	34	30	37	20	121	Over
03/05/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	32	31	46	26	135	Over
01/25/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	26	29	29	25	109	Under
01/25/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	29	34	19	25	107	Under
12/12/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	23	33	27	116	Over
12/12/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	29	29	27	111	Over

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Timberwolves Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/07	vs SAS	105-118L	41	23	14	86
11/01	@ OKL	114-137L	36	27	19	83
10/30	vs LAC	106-105W	47	19	12	92
10/28	vs SAC	98-111L	46	17	17	83
10/27	@ NOP	125-103W	51	25	16	93
10/25	@ NOP	103-105L	48	26	19	90
10/23	@ GSW	104-139L	42	21	17	92
04/12	@ HOU	107-116L	48	20	7	95
04/11	@ GSW	92-100L	49	22	12	97
04/09	@ NOP	100-110L	47	28	21	85

Timberwolves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/07	vs CHI	135-119W	40	29	12	94
11/01	@ DEN	119-116W	38	34	16	83
10/29	@ DAL	114-120L	42	33	20	77
10/26	@ TOR	112-101W	41	29	13	83
10/24	vs SAC	117-115W	42	24	16	86
10/22	vs LAL	103-110L	47	17	15	85
05/28	vs DAL	105-100W	40	23	14	74
04/12	@ ATL	109-106W	44	29	14	79
04/10	vs DEN	107-116L	35	23	9	82
04/09	@ WAS	130-121W	44	30	8	90

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deni Avdija SF	29.0	24.6	34.5	100%	34.9
Deandre Ayton C	37.0	33.8	39.2	100%	39.6
Toumani Camara SG	25.0	20.9	20.7	90%	21.8
Jerami Grant PF	35.0	27.6	30.7	100%	31.2
Anfernee Simons PG	34.0	30.8	34.9	100%	35.3

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	24.0	25.4	27.9	100%	28.3
Anthony Edwards SG	42.0	49.1	46.6	100%	47.0
Rudy Gobert C	35.0	32.2	34.2	100%	34.5
Jaden McDaniels SF	20.0	20.2	21.2	100%	21.6
Julius Randle PF	40.0	42.1	43.6	100%	42.8

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Duop Reath (C): Avg: 8.6pts, 3.4reb, 1.0ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 1.4

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Terrence Shannon Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.8 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 1.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jerami Grant	POR	Pts	18.5	21.6	+3.1	40%	40%	47%	47%	MIN	-2.6	#3
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	14.5	16.9	+2.4	80%	60%	73%	73%	MIN	+1.9	#25
Toumani Camara	POR	Reb	4.5	6.3	+1.8	20%	50%	47%	47%	MIN	-0.8	#3
Deni Avdija	POR	Reb	5.5	6.4	+0.9	60%	80%	80%	80%	MIN	-0.7	#8
Anfernee Simons	POR	Ast	4.5	5.1	+0.6	80%	70%	67%	67%	MIN	-0.4	#6

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#15	#28	#26	7.7%
PF	#21	#4	#15	#20	2.3%
PG	#7	#2	#22	#8	-3.6%
SF	#10	#23	#12	#12	-2.7%
SG	#20	#16	#13	#26	5.7%

Timberwolves Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#14	#22	#23	4.3%
PF	#3	#3	#1	#2	-15.4%
PG	#3	#27	#20	#7	-4.6%
SF	#13	#8	#1	#9	-6.0%
SG	#4	#6	#6	#1	-9.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.7

112.9

Rebounds per Game

44.6

43.1

Assists per Game

23.8

27.2

Steals per Game

7.4

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.2

6.1

Shots per Game

90.0

86.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.9

13.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.5

54.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.7

38.2

Turnovers per Game

15.3

12.3

Fouls per Game

20.2

18.3

Recent Trends

Justin Minaya (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.9% to 26.4, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.