Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, April 1, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Minnesota Timberwolves (43-34) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (46-31).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 19 while the Raptors finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They converted 18 out of their 36 tries from 3-point land. Toronto ended up going 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 shots. Furthermore, Toronto snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Toronto distributed 46 dimes and had 32 steals in this game. In relation to defending, Minnesota allowed 50.0% from the field on 48 out of 96 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 18 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. Minnesota wrapped up the game with a 40.2% field goal percentage (37 out of 92) and converted 11 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Anthony Edwards is a guy who came through in the matchup. Edwards ended up going 58.8% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He played 32 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this one with a record of 43-34 for the season. They average 115.2 points per outing (3rd in basketball) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (1,130 of 3,180) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,966 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (112.4). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (3,061 of 6,719) and they concede 45.9 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,994 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 125-118 when they faced the Pacers. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Denver permitted Indiana to collect 19 overall (18 on the offensive side). They finished 30.0% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 40 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Pacers to make 44 out of 97 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 50 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 62.5%. With respect to shots from distance, Denver made 12 of 28 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.9%. The Pacers were called for 8 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Nuggets were able to collect 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets in the matchup. Jokic earned 37 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 9 dimes in this matchup. He made 15 of 19 in this contest for a rate of 78.9%, and had 13 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 46-31 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league. Denver has 8,624 pts so far this season (112.0 per game) and they pull in 44.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Nuggets commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.5. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Denver defense gives up 34.2% on 3-pointers (907 of 2,649) and opponents are making 75.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.2 dimes and 42.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 21st and 4th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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