Portland with next win against Minnesota?

The Portland Trail Blazers await the Minnesota Timberwolves. The duel already took place on the last matchday and ended with a 124:116 victory for the home side on their own turf.

This means that the hosts now have 14 wins after 26 league games, just one more than their opponents. With this in mind, an exciting clash can be expected at the Moda Center.

Portland Trail Blazers – Statistics & current form

Portland prevailed in the last head-to-head duel mainly thanks to the strong offensive performances of Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons. Together they recorded no less than 67 points and thus more than half of the Trail Blazers’ points.

The latter shooting guard is currently especially accurate from downtown: Simons sank at least five threes in three of his last four games! Moreover, he has been a reliable player for the Oregon team since the start of the season.

This can be seen in his average scoring value of 24.2 points. This puts the 23-year-old almost seven points above his scoring average from last year.

Minnesota Timberwolves – Statistics & current form

Minnesota may have been beaten by a fairly narrow six-point difference recently, but at least the rebounding didn’t turn out well from a collective standpoint.

The Trail Blazers had cleared 17 more boards than the Timberwolves in the end. One reason was that the franchise from the “North Star State” currently has a strong centre, Karl-Anthony Towns, unavailable due to injury.

Portland Trail Blazers – Minnesota Timberwolves Tip

For the duel between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves, betting on another home win seems profitable. The home side currently has two guards in Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons who are very accurate.

The visitors, on the other hand, will be without their top centre Karl-Anthony Towns and his absence was particularly noticeable in the last duel when it came to glass-cleaning.

This resulted, among other things, in significantly more “second chances” in the form of offensive rebounds for the home side and a similar course of play is to be expected for the new edition of Portland against Minnesota.