Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Minnesota Timberwolves (43-32) are on their way to TD Garden on Sunday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (46-28).

The Timberwolves faced the Mavericks and notched a win by a score of 116-95 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 51.2% FG percentage (43 of 84) and knocked down 11 of their 32 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 19 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 45 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in the game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the field on 35 out of 90 shooting. Dallas dished out 45 assists and had 21 steals for this contest. On top of that, Dallas had 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Dallas shot 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 tries. They buried 10 out of their 43 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 21 and the Mavericks finished the game with 10 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and collected 9 rebounds. Towns finished the game at 70.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a record of 43-32 for the season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,914 dimes this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.5% on shots from distance (1,105 of 3,111) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They average 115.4 points per contest (1st in the league) while going 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing 16.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,935 conceded this season. The Timberwolves defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (2,964 of 6,536) and they concede 45.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.4% on shots from distance and they rank 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 125-97 against the Jazz. In reference to attacking the glass, Boston allowed Utah to get 24 in total (16 offensive). They finished shooting 22.2% from distance by going 8 of 36 and ended up going 19 of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Celtics permitted the Jazz to bury 35 of their 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.8% in this contest. In all, the Celtics went 50 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston made 19 out of their 36 tries (52.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. The Jazz committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 7 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Celtics corralled 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the matchup.

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics in the game. Tatum accumulated 26 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 46-28 this year. The Celtics are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 81.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.3 times per game (15th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Boston has scored 8,171 pts on the year (110.4 per contest) and they pull down 46.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is 17th in basketball.

The Boston defense concedes 33.6% on 3-pointers (871 of 2,590) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 21.4 dimes and 44.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 1st and 15th in basketball. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG given up with 103.8. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (1st in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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