Portland at Minnesota

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a quantum leap forward to what this team has been in recent years. They are a viable playoff contender with an offense that  has become explosive scoring an average of 101.2ppg over their last 12 contests, including 122 on the road at Portland just two games back. The Blazers "D" is taking some hits as three of their last four opponents have scored 104 or more points against them and, on a single day of rest, six of their last eight have eclipsed the total. These teams have seen the propensity to play high, with five of the last six topping the total.  With Minnesota's offense on the way up here, they are still under the radar. Play the OVER.