Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-3.5)

The Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33 last year) are on their way to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (36-46 last season). Portland is 3.5-point underdogs. The total has been set at 220.5.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 124-94 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 20 while the Thunder accounted for 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 35 attempts from three-point range. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma City pulled down 46 rebounds (7 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Oklahoma City recorded 26 dimes and had 14 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 46 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Minnesota finished the contest with a 41.2% FG percentage (35 out of 85) and buried 12 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Julius Randle is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. Randle finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss record of 49-33 last season. They averaged 114.3 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while shooting 46.8% from the field. The Timberwolves connected on 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,233 of 3,269) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Minnesota grabbed 44.3 rebounds per contest and earned 2,142 dimes last season, which ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a team committed 18.3 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Timberwolves were able to force their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and they drew 19.2 fouls. They were ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,032 conceded last season. The Timberwolves gave up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (3,319 of 7,213) and they relinquished 42.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquished 35.3% from 3-point land and they were ranked 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.3).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 109-81 against the Lakers. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 27 offensive boards totaling 56 for the contest. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Lakers committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a clip of 47.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, Portland knocked down 15 out of their 42 attempts (35.7%). When the game finished, the Trail Blazers ended up going 42 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Lakers to convert 31 of their 80 attempts from the field which had them at 38.8% in this contest. They finished 32.1% from 3-point land by going 9 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of team rebounding, Portland permitted Los Angeles to pull down 42 in all (13 offensive).

Dalano Banton pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the game. He converted 8 out of 22 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and added 5 rebounds. Banton earned 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 7 dimes for the contest.

Portland had a mark of 36-46 last year. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers hit 45.0% from the floor, which ranked 26th in the league. Portland totaled 9,093 pts last season (110.9 per game) and they pulled in 44.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 23.8 times per game (27th in the league) and they coughed up possession 16.0 times per contest. The Trail Blazers were responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense gave up 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,042 of 2,884) and their opposition made 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 26.2 dimes and 44.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 13th and 18th in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court were 15th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.9. They forced their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (20th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (+3.5)

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