The Portland Trail Blazers set some modern NBA betting history in a game they probably would have preferred to lose on Sunday.
The Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 in Minneapolis as 19.5-point underdogs in what's easily the biggest upset of the season via the point spread.the Blazers are the biggest underdog to win a game in at least 30 years since the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls as 21-point underdogs in the 1991-92 season.
Portland, meanwhile, is 13th among 15 teams in the West and has been one of the worst teams in basketball since the All-Star break. With the potential of making the playoffs slipping away in recent weeks, Portland made the decision to sit star Damian Lillard for the rest of the season earlier this week. Lillard hasn’t played since March 22 because of a calf injury.
The victory was just Portland’s second in its past 14 games as the Blazers are now 33-45 and a game back in the win column of three teams in the Eastern Conference. That’s extremely important for draft lottery positioning. If you’re into that sort of thing, of course.
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