Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Denver Nuggets at Target Center on Monday.

The Nuggets faced the Kings and took a loss by a score of 127-126 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 24 while the Kings finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 14 out of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished shooting 76.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 25 attempts. In addition, Sacramento snagged 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Sacramento recorded 32 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, Denver allowed the other team to go 52.8% from the field on 47 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Nuggets made 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Denver finished the contest having earned a 57.6% FG percentage (49 out of 85) and made 12 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who played a role in the game. Jokic ended up going 62.5% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accounted for 40 points on 15 out of 24 shooting.

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Denver enters this contest with a record of 22-12 so far this year. They average 116.2 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while connecting on 50.6% from the floor. The Nuggets are hitting 38.8% on 3-pointers (397 of 1,023) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is snagging 43.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 970 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.2). The Nuggets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.7% (1,431 of 2,940) and they surrender 40.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in giving up assists with 899 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 119-118 when they played the Pelicans. The Timberwolves were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Pelicans were called for 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Minnesota buried 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). Overall, the Timberwolves finished 42 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Timberwolves allowed the Pelicans to bury 39 of their 81 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.1% in the matchup. They finished shooting 47.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 23 and ended up shooting 30 out of 43 at the free throw line (69.8%). Regarding rebounds, Minnesota permitted New Orleans to pull down 43 in total (9 offensive).

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves for this contest. Edwards racked up 27 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the game. He buried 10 out of 23 for this contest giving him a rate of 43.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 16-19 so far this year. As an offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 49.2% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in basketball. Minnesota has totaled 4,015 pts on the campaign (114.7 per contest) and they average 42.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per contest. The Timberwolves commit 21.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 36.8% on 3-point shots (494 of 1,341) and their opposition makes 75.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.1 dimes and 44.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 25th and 23rd in basketball. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.7. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (7th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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