Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/7/2021

Odds are against D'Angelo Russell and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-5), who are a 10-point underdog when they take the court against CJ McCollum and the Portland Trail Blazers (3-4) on January 7, 2021. The point total for the game is 233.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-NW

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Trail Blazers vs. Timberwolves Betting Data

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland has failed to cover the spread more often than not this year, going 3-4.
• Portland and its opponents have hit the over in 100% of games (7 out of 7 matchups).

Timberwolves Betting Data

• Minnesota has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 2-4.
• Minnesota hit the over in a majority of its outings this season: 7 of 7 games (100%).

Point Total Insights

• In Portland's matchups this season, the Trail Blazers and their opponents have eclipsed Thursday's total of 233 points 39 times (557.1% of opportunities).
• In 42.9% of Minnesota's games this season (3 of 7), the total points scored was greater than Thursday's 233-point over/under.
• The total for the matchup of 233 is 11 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Trail Blazers (114.4 points per game) and the Timberwolves (107.6 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 5.1 fewer points than the 238.1 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Trail Blazers have seen a 232.6 average over/under in their games this season, 0.4 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• Timberwolves' games have an over/under of 227.6 points this season, 5.4 points fewer than the total points bet for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

Portland has won a majority of its last 10 games against Minnesota, going 6-4,

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The scoring leader for the Trail Blazers this season is McCollum, who averages 27.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game.
• Enes Kanter leads Portland in rebounding, averaging 9.3 per game, while Damian Lillard leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.6 in each contest.
• McCollum leads the Trail Blazers in three-point shooting, making an average of 4.9 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• McCollum is Portland's leader in steals, averaging 1.9 steals per game, while Jusuf Nurkic leads them in blocks with 0.9 per contest.

Timberwolves Players to Watch

• The Timberwolves' Russell racks up enough points (19.1 per game) and assists (5.4 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Jarrett Culver is at the top of the Minnesota rebounding leaderboard with 6.3 rebounds per game. He also racks up 8.6 points and tacks on 0.4 assists per game.
• Russell makes 3.0 three-pointers per game, the most on the Timberwolves.
• Minnesota's leader in steals is Jarred Vanderbilt (1.6 per game), and its leader in blocks is Naz Reid (0.9 per game).

Injury Report

Trail Blazers:

Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)

Timberwolves:

Karl-Anthony Towns: Out (Left wrist),

Josh Okogie: Out (Hamstring)