Minnesota at Portland

Minnesota is a young and hungry team playing hard for its first-year coach, Tom Thibodeau. They come off an OT loss at the Lakers, blowing a late lead. Thibodeau was disappointed with the defense and shot selection as his team blew an eight-point lead with 2:25 remaining in regulation. The Timberwolves are 8-3 ATS against the Western Conference, plus 8-3 ATS when playing on no rest. Forward Andrew Wiggins had 36 last night and is averaging 26 points the last five games. Center Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 13 rebounds for his 13th double-double in the past 15 games, while point guard Ricky Rubio had 15 assists. They are a dog to a bad Portland defense ranked #26 in points allowed, #27 in three-point defense. And the Blazers are 11-24 ATS following a straight-up win. Back Minnesota.