Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23) will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (22-29) at Target Center on Saturday.

The Trail Blazers played the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 112-89 in their last contest. Portland finished with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and converted 14 of 37 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 16 of 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 51 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 34 of 81 shooting. Indiana recorded 25 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Additionally, Indiana grabbed 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Indiana shot 76.2% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 21 shots. They also knocked down 5 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 17 and the Pacers finished the game with 19 fouls.

Anfernee Simons is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. Simons finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists.

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Portland enters this contest with a record of 22-29 this season. They turn it over 16.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,188 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (626 of 1,819) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.1 pts per game (26th in the league) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% from 3-point land and they are 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.1). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.2% (2,110 of 4,475) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,345 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Timberwolves got the win with a final of 127-108 against the Bulls. The Timberwolves were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 23 offensive boards totaling 59 in the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Bulls earned 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 82.1%. Regarding three-point attempts, Minnesota made 20 of 47 tries (42.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves finished 42 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Timberwolves allowed the Bulls to convert 40 of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2% for this contest. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 12 of 36 and ended up shooting 16 of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). In reference to rebounds, Minnesota permitted Chicago to get 34 overall (6 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up being important for the Timberwolves in this matchup. He knocked down 13 out of 28 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.4%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Edwards earned 49 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 28-23 this year. The Timberwolves are committing 17.9 fouls every game and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.5 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest. Minnesota has totaled 5,680 points so far this season (111.4 per game) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Timberwolves are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 16th in basketball.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (646 of 1,852) and opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.4 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 5th and 7th in the NBA. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.0. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (8th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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