Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/3/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves (3-3) will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers (2-4) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 99-94 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 38.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 92) and converted 15 of their 42 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 51 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the floor on 35 of 90 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 51 assists and had 17 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Oklahoma City grabbed 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Oklahoma City shot 81.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 16 shots. They also buried 11 of their 37 tries from distance.

Paul George is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He left the arena with 32 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He played 40 mins and snagged 9 boards. George went 45.8% from the floor and also earned 7 dimes.

Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss mark of 2-4 so far this year. The Clippers are connecting on 32.4% from downtown (80 of 247) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 102.2 points per contest (25th in the league) while shooting 41.3% from the field. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 42.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 138 assists so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 18.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. The Clippers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (226 of 527) and they concede 53.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are 2nd in basketball in giving up assists with 118 conceded on the year. They give up 35.1% from 3-point land while they are 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (103.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-97 against the Magic. The Timberwolves collected 31 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Magic earned 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a clip of 57.9%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Minnesota converted 14 out of 51 tries (27.5%). Overall, the Timberwolves went 36 out of 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.1%. The Timberwolves allowed the Magic to bury 37 out of their 82 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.1% in the matchup. They finished 39.5% from three-point range via 17 of 43 and finished the contest at 24 of 30 from the charity stripe (80.0%). Regarding how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted Orlando to snag 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves for the contest. He buried 8 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 16 rebounds. Towns earned 23 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists for this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 3-3 for the year. Minnesota has accounted for 619 points so far this season (103.2 per game) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. The Timberwolves are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.3% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are shooting 41.1% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in the league. They are dishing out assists 23.2 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 16.7 times per game. The Timberwolves are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 103.0. They surrender 20.3 dimes and 50.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 4th and 27th in basketball. The Minnesota defense surrenders 29.9% on shots from distance (70 of 234) and their opposition knocks down 77.0% of their foul shots. They have forced 19.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (4th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota

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