Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (43-27) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (34-36) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 127-119 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 16 while the Pacers finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 27 attempts from downtown. Indiana finished 88.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 17 shots. In addition, Indiana snagged 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Indiana earned 32 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the floor on 46 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 52 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 21 of 26 attempts for a rate of 80.8%. Portland finished with a 44.6% FG percentage (45 of 101) and made 16 of 46 shots from distance.

Deni Avdija is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. Avdija ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He played for 32 mins and also collected 11 boards. He scored 32 points on 9 out of 21 shooting.

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Portland will play this game with a win-loss mark of 34-36 this year. They are averaging 115.2 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while going 45.2% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,004 of 2,960) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,753 dimes for the year, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 17.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.0 fouls. They are 18th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,870 conceded so far this year. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (2,977 of 6,290) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 22nd in the league in PPG allowed (117.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Timberwolves took home the win by a final score of 147-111 when they faced the Jazz. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Utah to grab 46 in all (17 offensive). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Timberwolves allowed the Jazz to make 40 out of their 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Timberwolves shot 52 out of 96 from the floor which had them shooting 54.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota buried 18 of their 39 attempts (46.2%). They were able to knock down 25 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. The Jazz had 23 fouls in this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 30 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 15 steals in the game. The Timberwolves corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 46 for the game.

Ayo Dosunmu ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 9 rebounds. Dosunmu racked up 23 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists in this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 43-27 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Minnesota has earned 8,318 pts on the year (118.8 per contest) and they collect 44.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per game. The Timberwolves commit 21.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points given up per game with 114.9. They are able to force 14.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (8th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense allows 35.9% on 3-point attempts (878 of 2,443) and their opposition knocks down 77.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.1 dimes and 42.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 9th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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