Brooklyn Nets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: YES

The Minnesota Timberwolves (22-23) will take on the Brooklyn Nets (28-16) at Target Center on Sunday.

The Nets faced off with the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 119-118 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Nets ended up walking away with 25 while the Wizards finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 29 tries from distance. Washington finished the game shooting 81.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 26 of their 32 attempts. Additionally, Washington snagged 27 rebounds (13 offensive, 14 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Washington earned 40 assists and had 23 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 47.7% from the floor on 41 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 23 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets converted 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Brooklyn finished with a 52.8% FG percentage (47 of 89) and buried 8 out of their 25 3-point shots.

LaMarcus Aldridge is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Aldridge shot 73.3% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this contest with a record of 28-16 for the campaign. They are averaging 111.8 pts per contest (6th in the league) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Nets are shooting 35.0% on shots from distance (488 of 1,393) and 82.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 45.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,128 assists on the campaign, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Nets are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They concede 32.6% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in basketball in opponents points per game (109.4). The Nets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (1,763 of 4,015) and they surrender 44.5 boards per game as a group. They rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,013 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a defeat with a final score of 134-122 when they faced the Hawks. In reference to cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Atlanta to grab 31 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 39.5% from downtown by going 15 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 33 at the charity stripe (87.9%). The Timberwolves permitted the Hawks to bury 45 of 86 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3% in this game. Overall, the Timberwolves went 42 out of 97 from the field which had them shooting 43.3%. When talking about shooting from distance, Minnesota made 17 out of their 46 attempts (37.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 72.4%. The Hawks were called for 11 fouls for the contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Timberwolves snagged 29 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 45 in this game.

D'Angelo Russell ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Russell accumulated 31 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this game. He made 10 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 55.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 22-23 for the year. The Timberwolves have committed 22.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.5 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per game. Minnesota has scored 4,970 points so far this season (110.4 per contest) and they grab 45.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in basketball.

The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the league in PPG given up with 109.7. They are forcing 16.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (13th in the league). The Minnesota defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point attempts (572 of 1,694) and their opposition knocks down 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.2 dimes and 46.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 25th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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