Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards 12/1/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards (13-8) will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-10) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 100-98 in their last game. Minnesota walked away from the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (36 of 82) and converted 9 of their 35 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 19 of 26 shots for a percentage of 73.1%. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 47 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists for the game in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the field on 36 of 91 shooting. Indiana dished out 47 assists and had 27 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Indiana collected 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Indiana finished the game at 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 shots. They also converted 9 of 37 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 25 and the Pacers recorded 13 fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. Russell went 41.2% from the field and also dished out 11 assists.

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Minnesota enters this one with a record of 11-10 for the year. They are averaging 108.1 points per game (14th in basketball) while hitting 43.0% from the field. The Timberwolves are hitting 33.3% on three-point attempts (297 of 892) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 46.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 497 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 23.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are 20th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 498 surrendered so far this year. The Timberwolves are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (797 of 1,832) and they concede 47.8 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 31.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 17th in the league in opponents PPG (106.5).

When they last played, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-99 when they played the Spurs. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted San Antonio to snag 36 in all (15 offensive). They shot 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 18 and ended up going 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Wizards allowed the Spurs to make 49 of their 92 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Wizards went 41 out of 92 from the field which had them at 44.6%. When talking about shots from distance, Washington knocked down 9 of 31 attempts (29.0%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 61.5%. The Spurs committed 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also turned it over 6 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Wizards collected 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this game.

Spencer Dinwiddie pitched in for the Wizards in the matchup. Dinwiddie recorded 16 points in his 30 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this contest. He buried 6 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 13-8 on the season. The Wizards have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.4 times per game (16th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. Washington has earned 2,221 points for the campaign (105.8 per game) and they grab 46.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Wizards are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which is 13th in the NBA.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the NBA in PPG given up with 105.7. They are forcing 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (12th in basketball). The Washington defense allows 33.1% on shots from distance (209 of 631) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 22.7 dimes and 44.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 11th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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