Since the Butler trade, Minnesota has been one of the best teams in the league and their overall quality play is legit in my opinion. While Wiggins and Towns are playing with more confidence, it's on defense that there is a bigger focus and effort led by Covington. The Wolves are now pressuring the opposing ball handler with great success and they just shutdown Charlotte's heavy guards offense to just 40 points on the second half. 

Minnesota will be a bad matchup for Portland, a team that has in Lillard and McCollum their motors on offense. The Wolves have something to prove at the road after a 0-5 start and so, I expect them to come fired up and win this game outright. I'm taking the Wolves tonight.