Minnesota Timberwolves vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (12-38) will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves (26-25) on Thursday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 130-115 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 21 while the Nuggets finished the game with 12 fouls. They made 14 of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Denver finished 89.3% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of their 28 attempts. Moreover, Denver grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 9 blocks. Denver distributed 46 assists and had 27 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the field on 38 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 52 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 19 of 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and buried 19 of 45 shots from distance.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Towns went 66.7% from the floor and distributed 7 dimes. He played 28 mins played and grabbed 10 boards. He scored 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a mark of 26-25 on the season. They are averaging 112.0 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (727 of 2,118) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 45.1 boards per contest and has 1,258 dimes this year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.8 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 16.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They concede 34.8% from 3-point land and they are 21st in the league in opponents points per game (110.7). The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,988 of 4,390) and they concede 46.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,302 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 111-101 against the Pelicans. The Pistons were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Pelicans were called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 78.6%. In relation to shots from downtown, Detroit converted 8 of their 32 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 41 for 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Pistons permitted the Pelicans to convert 39 of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8% for the matchup. They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 28 from the free throw line (89.3%). With respect to rebounds, Detroit allowed New Orleans to collect 30 in all (16 offensive).

Hamidou Diallo was important for the Pistons in this matchup. He made 6 out of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Diallo racked up 12 points in his 17 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the game.

Detroit has a record of 12-38 this year. As an offensive team, the Pistons are shooting 42.2% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the league. Detroit has earned 5,115 pts so far this year (102.3 per game) and they average 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.3 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. The Pistons commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they hit 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Detroit defense allows 36.6% on three-point shots (604 of 1,649) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.2 dimes and 46.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 25th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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