Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies 11/8/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, November 8, 2021

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Memphis Grizzlies (5-4) will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-5) at FedExForum on Monday.

The Timberwolves faced the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 104-84 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 33 while the Clippers totaled 17 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 28 shots from distance. Los Angeles ended up shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe by burying 26 of 32 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles had 47 boards (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Los Angeles doled out 62 dimes and had 18 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed 40.9% from the field on 36 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 5 of 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 89) and made 17 out of their 52 shots from distance.

Karl-Anthony Towns is someone who was a factor for the matchup. Towns ended up going 63.6% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 32 mins played and snagged 8 boards. He scored 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a record of 3-5 on the season. They are averaging 102.3 pts per contest (24th in the league) while hitting 40.9% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 32.1% on three-point attempts (114 of 355) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 44.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 183 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 19.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (106.0). The Timberwolves defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (305 of 695) and they surrender 50.1 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 3rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 173 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 115-87 when they faced the Wizards. The Grizzlies earned 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Wizards were called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Memphis buried 6 of their 31 attempts (19.4%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished 34 for 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.4%. The Grizzlies allowed the Wizards to make 49 out of their 84 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 58.3% in this matchup. They finished 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 25 and ended up going 7 of 13 at the charity stripe (53.8%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis permitted Washington to grab 48 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Jaren Jackson ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies for this contest. Jackson earned 13 points in his 25 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this contest. He made 4 of 14 for this game for a rate of 28.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 5-4 for the season. The Grizzlies are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Memphis has totaled 974 points on the year (108.2 per contest) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Grizzlies are hitting on 43.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA.

The Memphis defense surrenders 38.7% from downtown (120 of 310) and opponents are making 75.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 28.6 dimes and 44.3 total boards per game, which is 30th and 8th in basketball. The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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