Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Dallas Mavericks are hitting the road to Target Center on Monday where they will go up against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Mavericks took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-99 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 20 and the Cavaliers totaled 24 fouls. They buried 7 of 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. Cleveland ended up going 59.1% from the free throw line by making 13 of 22 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland grabbed 51 rebounds (9 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Cleveland recorded 23 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 40 out of 94 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 45 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 12 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. Dallas finished the game having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (36 out of 88) and converted 15 out of their 49 three-point attempts.

Kemba Walker is one guy who was a factor for the game. Walker shot 48.0% from the floor and earned 7 dimes. He played for 42 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 out of 25 shooting.

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Dallas will play this game with a record of 15-15 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 38.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 656 assists on the season, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are shooting 35.8% on shots from distance (443 of 1,239) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.3 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.5 fouls. They give up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 6th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (109.6). The Mavericks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.1% (1,205 of 2,506) and they relinquish 43.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 720 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 112-110 when they faced the Thunder. The Timberwolves recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 16 times, while getting 16 steals for the contest. The Thunder were called for 21 fouls in this contest which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 56.0%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 12 of their 25 tries (48.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves went 43 for 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.4%. The Timberwolves permitted the Thunder to make 41 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% for the matchup. They shot 29.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 out of 37 and ended up going 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Oklahoma City to grab 45 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Naz Reid pitched in for the Timberwolves in the game. Reid accumulated 28 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the game. He converted 11 out of 18 in the matchup for a rate of 61.1%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 14-15 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league. Minnesota has 3,313 pts so far this year (114.2 per game) and they grab 42.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.5 times per game. The Timberwolves are committing 21.8 fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense concedes 37.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (409 of 1,100) and their opposition makes 75.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.4 dimes and 44.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 28th and 23rd in basketball. The Timberwolves are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed with 115.9. They have forced 16.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (7th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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