Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 4/29/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (-4)

The Minnesota Timberwolves (19-44) host the Golden State Warriors (31-31) at Target Center on Thursday. Golden State opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The over/under is set at 235.

The Golden State Warriors took the court against the Dallas Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-103 in their last game. Golden State ended having earned a 40.5% FG percentage (34 out of 84) and knocked down 16 of their 43 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Warriors made 19 of their 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defense, Golden State allowed 52.2% from the field on 48 of 92 shooting. Dallas dished out 21 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, Dallas grabbed 50 rebounds (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Dallas shot 86.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 22 tries. They also buried 18 of their 35 attempts from 3-point range.

Stephen Curry is one player who played a role for the contest. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He played for 29:50 minutes and snagged 1 board. Curry ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists. An additional guy that came through in this game for the Warriors was Mychal Mulder. He had 5 rebounds in 30:55 minutes on the hardwood. He finished the game at 62.5% from the floor in this contest by shooting 10-of-16 (26 points). When the final whistle blew, Mulder had no assists.

Golden State heads into this matchup with a mark of 31-31 on the season. They currently have an average of 112.9 points per outing (15th in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 37.3% on three-point shots (875 of 2,347) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Golden State is collecting 42.9 rebounds per contest and has 1,697 assists on the year, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.4 fouls every game. When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (949 of 1,231) and they concede 47.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,484 conceded on the season. They surrender 36.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Minnesota Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 114-107 against the Houston Rockets. The Timberwolves recorded 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Rockets earned 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of them for a rate of 56.0%. In terms of 3-point shots, Minnesota made 10 out of 38 tries (26.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves shot 45 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Timberwolves permitted the Rockets to make 42 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.8% for the game. They finished 22.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 31 and finished the contest at 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). When it comes to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Houston to pull down 45 in total (8 offensive).

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in this contest. He converted 12 out of 22 in this game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Towns earned 31 points in his 31:29 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this game. An additional guy who was a determining factor for Minnesota was Anthony Edwards. He finished this one with 2 assists in his 33:04 mins on the hardwood, and he shot 9 out of 22 from the floor. Edwards wrapped this one up going 40.9% from the field while totaling 19 points and 9 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 19-44 for the season. The Timberwolves have committed 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (13th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Minnesota has 6,970 pts for the season (110.6 per game) and they pull in 43.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in basketball. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They have relinquished 26.7 assists and 46.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 29th and 23rd in basketball. The Minnesota defense surrenders 39.2% on 3-pointers (824 of 2,102) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their free throw shots. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (29th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (+4) and over 235 points

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