5*
(NBA) Portland vs. Minnesota,
Point Spread: 1.50 | -115.00 Minnesota (Home)
Result: Win
Minn is 6-1 at home and I like what they got in return from the Jimmy Butler trade.

The Wolves are on their second winning streak of the season and trying to dig out of the 4-9 hole that Butler's trade saga overshadowed. On Monday, Minnesota officially obtained Robert Covington and Dario Saric from Philadelphia.Covington started and scored 13 points in 41 minutes while Saric added nine in 20 minutes.
Karl-Anthony Towns is going to have a monster game Friday night, which shouldn't be a surprise given he's put up 89 points with 56 rebounds in his last three outings. The T-Wolves have won two straight and Jusuf Nurkic won't be able to slow down Towns.
I think the T-Wolves will have a major rebounding edge here tonight and Portland is one of the worst defensive teams in the league and MINNY should get the win at home. The T-Wolves won both games over the Trailblazers last season at home.