NBA Best Bets: Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Picks for February 8
Published 3:33 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-29) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (29-23) after winning three straight road games. The Timberwolves are favored by 6.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
If you hope to gain an edge on Saturday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
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Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Game Info
- When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TV: KATU, KUNP, and FDSN
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Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 6.5)
- Minnesota has 22 wins in 52 games against the spread this season.
- Portland’s record against the spread is 31-21-0.
- The Timberwolves are 6-13 as 6.5-point favorites or more.
- The Trail Blazers’ ATS record as 6.5-point underdogs or more is 19-14.
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Pick OU:
Over (217.5)
- The Timberwolves’ 52 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 217.5 points 29 times.
- The Trail Blazers have combined with their opponents to score more than 217.5 points in 33 of 52 games this season.
- Minnesota has an average point total of 219.7 in its contests this year, 2.2 more points than this game’s over/under.
- Portland’s outings this season have a 224.6-point average over/under, 7.1 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Timberwolves are the 10th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Trail Blazers have scored the 17th-most points.
- The Timberwolves are the league’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Trail Blazers are the 24th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Timberwolves (-275)
- The Timberwolves have won 24, or 58.5%, of the 41 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Trail Blazers have been chosen as underdogs in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (44.9%) in those games.
- Minnesota has a record of 10-7, a 58.8% win rate, when it’s favored by -275 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This season, Portland has come away with a win eight times in 27 chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for the Timberwolves.
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