The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers will wrap up a busy night in NBA Summer League with an 11 p.m. EST tip in Las Vegas, and oddsmakers have Minnesota laying 5.5 points on Monday.
It’s a matchup between two teams that reached the playoffs in the 2025-26 season, though neither roster is exactly overflowing with elite young talent this summer. That’s part of why the betting market has kept the number relatively tight.
One player worth keeping an eye on is Hansen, Portland’s first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He saw limited action in his rookie season with the Trail Blazers, but he followed that up with 12 points and nine rebounds in the loss to Phoenix. He did not play in the overtime loss to Orlando because of an illness, and if he’s available Monday, he stands out as the most interesting prospect on the floor.
The scoring trends also point toward another game with plenty of offense. Minnesota has topped 79 points in every Summer League outing so far, and both of its games have gone past 180 total points. The Wolves and New Orleans combined for 197 points on Thursday, then Minnesota allowed 101 points to Denver in Saturday’s loss, pushing that one to 183 combined points.
Portland has also cleared 79 points in every game, and while it has gone under this total once, that came in an overtime game that still finished with more than 200 points overall.
Defense has been the bigger issue for both sides. Neither team has consistently found stops, with each giving up at least 81 points in every Summer League game so far.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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