Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

Target Center is the location where the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30) will try to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (29-39) on Wednesday.

The Lakers faced the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 140-111 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 81) and converted 16 of their 40 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 23 of their 31 shots for a rate of 74.2%. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to defending, Los Angeles allowed 56.9% from the floor on 58 out of 102 shooting. Phoenix earned 51 assists and had 36 steals in this game. Moreover, Phoenix collected 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Phoenix shot 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 14 tries. They also made 12 of 33 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 14 while the Suns recorded 9 fouls.

LeBron James is a player who played a role in this game. James ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 6 assists. He played for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 31 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a mark of 29-39 for the season. They average 111.0 points per contest (13th in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the floor. The Lakers are hitting 35.0% on 3-point shots (824 of 2,356) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.3 boards per contest and has tallied 1,624 dimes so far this year, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.8 times per game and as a group are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,758 relinquished this season. The Lakers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,853 of 6,159) and they surrender 47.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.9% from 3-point land and they are 27th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.6).

In their last game, the Timberwolves took home the win by a final score of 113-104 when they played the Heat. The Timberwolves recorded 40 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 12 steals in the matchup. The Heat were called for 18 fouls in this contest which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 32 tries. They were able to make 28 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to 3-point shots, Minnesota made 15 of their 42 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Timberwolves finished the game shooting 35 for 83 from the field which had them at 42.2%. The Timberwolves allowed the Heat to knock down 35 of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from 3-point land by going 15 of 45 and finished the contest at 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Miami to pull down 42 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves for this game. He buried 4 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and added 8 rebounds. Edwards earned 15 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes for this contest.

Minnesota has a record of 40-30 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Timberwolves are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in basketball. Minnesota has accumulated 8,055 points on the year (115.1 per contest) and they snag 44.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. The Timberwolves commit 21.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 16.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 34.8% on shots from distance (910 of 2,615) and opponents are converting on 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.8 dimes and 46.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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