Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/31/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves are welcoming the Detroit Pistons at Target Center on Saturday.

The Pistons took the court against the Magic and walked away with a win by a score of 121-101 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 25 while the Magic had 26 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Orlando finished the game at 76.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of 34 shots. Additionally, Orlando grabbed 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Orlando distributed 24 assists and had 5 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the floor on 35 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons buried 31 of their 40 tries for a rate of 77.5%. Detroit ended having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 80) and converted 18 out of their 42 shots from downtown.

Alec Burks is one guy who had an impact for the game. He accumulated 32 points on 10 out of 11 shooting. He played for 31 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. Burks finished the contest at 90.9% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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Detroit heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-28 this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.7 fouls every game. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 820 assists this season, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are connecting on 35.0% on shots from distance (431 of 1,232) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.4 pts per contest (22nd in the NBA) while shooting 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They concede 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.5). The Pistons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.6% (1,596 of 3,284) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 955 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 119-118 against the Pelicans. The Timberwolves were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Pelicans committed 24 fouls in the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Minnesota converted 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves went 42 out of 83 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. The Timberwolves allowed the Pelicans to convert 39 of their 81 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for the contest. They finished 47.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 23 and finished the contest at 30 of 43 at the free throw line (69.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed New Orleans to collect 43 in total (9 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves for the game. Edwards recorded 27 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game. He knocked down 10 of 23 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 16-19 this year. The Timberwolves are committing 21.7 fouls per game and they hit 77.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.8 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 16.1 times per game. Minnesota has earned 4,015 pts so far this year (114.7 per game) and they collect 42.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which is 3rd in the league.

The Minnesota defense concedes 36.8% from downtown (494 of 1,341) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.1 assists and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 25th and 23rd in the league. The Timberwolves are ranked 22nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 115.7. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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