Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves 1/9/2020 Picks

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The Portland TrailBlazers are limping but managed to take down the defending champions to a score of 101-99 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Tuesday night. SF Carmelo Anthony made his 17th clutch shot in less than 5 seconds left in regulation or in the final seconds in an overtime match, 4 more than any other player since 2004. Anthony delivered 28 points followed by PG Damian Lillard with 20, and Center Hassan Whiteside put in 14 along with 16 boards off the rim. The Trail Blazers are on 18th place in the League, 10th at 16-22 in the West, and 4th in the Northwest Division.

Portland is looking to extend its momentum and cruise through Minnesota with 112.0 ppg at 45.2% from the field while letting adversaries score up to 113.6 ppg. The Trail Blazers have 45.9 rebounds,19.7 assists, 6.6 blocks, and 5.9 steals per meeting. PG Damian Lillard is the highest pointer of the team with 26.9 ppg at 44.2% FG shooting and 89.1% from the free throw line. Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 76 matches against the Timberwolves and 8 out of its last 10 games went over the totals on the road.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Predictions 1/9/2020

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost its recent match to the Grizzlies that broke them off their 2-game winning run to a score of 112-119 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tuesday night. The Timberwolves were ahead by 8 points in the final minutes of regulation but the youth of the Grizzlies broke loose and made a run for the victory. T-Wolves SG Jarrett Culver brought in 24 points, PG Jeff Teague made 18 along with 6 dimes, Sf Robert Covington had 17, and SF Andrew Wiggins brought in 15 in the lost match to the Grizzlies. Minnesota is on the 20th spot in the League, 12th at 14-22 in the West, and last in the Northwest Division.

Minnesota intends to improve one game at a time with 111.8 ppg at 43.2% from the field while granting competitors to score up to 114.4 ppg. The T-Wolves gathered 46.5 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 6.2 blocks, 8.7 steals per encounter. SF Andrew Wiggins is the top gunner of the team with 24.1 ppg at 44.2% FG shooting and 75.2% from the charity stripe. Minnesota is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 matches at home and 5-2 ATS in its last 5 games on the season.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves. The NBA pick for this game is the Portland Trail Blazers -2.5. The win boosted the morale of the Trail Blazers wanting them to carry it through their game with the T-Wolves. Towns is not sure to play with a sore knee and it will be difficult to raise the team over Portland without him. Expect Lillard and McCollum with Carmelo Anthony leading the surge on the road. Portland wins this game to a predicted score of 117-114.

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