Minnesota Timberwolves vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/19/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

The Minnesota Timberwolves (21-22) are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (18-25).

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and walked away with a win by a score of 119-99 in their last contest. Minnesota finished with a 49.5% FG percentage (45 out of 91) and knocked down 16 of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 13 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 47 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 30 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the floor on 32 out of 82 shooting. Golden State recorded 47 dimes and had 20 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Golden State pulled down 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. Golden State went 75.9% at the free throw line by making 22 of 29 tries. They also knocked down 13 out of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 21 and the Warriors finished the game with 15 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a player who came through in the matchup. Towns walked away from this one shooting 55.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played 30 mins played and collected 11 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this matchup with a mark of 21-22 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.1 fouls every game. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,059 dimes for the campaign, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are shooting 34.1% on 3-point shots (613 of 1,797) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.1 points per outing (11th in basketball) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves have forced 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.1). The Timberwolves are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (1,658 of 3,699) and they surrender 46.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists with 1,077 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 121-114 when they played the Bucks. The Hawks corralled 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this contest. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Bucks earned 13 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to make 30 of them for a rate of 93.8%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Atlanta knocked down 15 out of 36 tries (41.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 38 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. The Hawks permitted the Bucks to bury 39 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% for this game. They shot 42.1% from distance by connecting on 16 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to collect 33 in all (9 offensive).

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this game. Young earned 30 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 11 assists in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 17 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 18-25 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the league. Atlanta has accounted for 4,760 pts so far this year (110.7 per game) and they snag 44.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.7 times per game (17th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from distance (565 of 1,561) and opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.9 assists and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which is 29th and 9th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.0. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (28th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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