NBA Free Premium Play 01/05: Portland Trailblazers @ Minnesota Timberwolves

Portland  at Minnesota

NBA - 511 Portland Trailblazers @ 512 Minnesota Timberwolves Projected Line: Minnesota by 10 points Minnesota is coming back home after back to back games on the road at Utah and Denver, while Portland is on a super tough spot for tonight, as they will play their fourth road game in five nights! The Blazers are coming from a big road win in Memphis last night, in a very physical game. As Portland lacks depth on their roster, their starters played big minutes, with J.J. Hickson being the started who played less minutes with 37! On the other hand, Minnesota won't have Kevin Love for tonight, but considering how poorly he has been playing, that isn't so bad. Portland is lacking any kind of depth on their frontcourt, with Joel Freeland being their only backup player for the frontcourt right now. The Blazers aren't a good defensive team, they are also regressing on defensive rebounding rates, so the Wolves have a good matchup for tonight. Portland is terrible on defending cuts and offensive rebound chances, so the Wolves should have a great offensive night. The key for Portland's offense has been their pick and rolls, but with Minnesota being a top defensive team on this kind of plays and with the Blazers being on a poor spot, I expect them to struggle on offense tonight. Portland also attempts a lot of treys, but they won't be lucky tonight against the #4 best 3pts defense in the league. I expect an easy win for the Timberwolves tonight, so I'll be taking them in here. Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 512 Minnesota Timberwolves (-6,5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker