Minnesota Timberwolves vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, February 13, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Indiana Pacers (19-37) will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves (29-26) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Timberwolves faced the Kings and took a loss by a final of 132-119 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 21 and the Kings recorded 13 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 24 of their 27 attempts. Furthermore, Sacramento pulled down 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Sacramento distributed 51 dimes and had 32 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 48 out of 93 shooting. They also doled out 28 dimes in the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves buried 15 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 44.9% FG percentage (44 of 98) and buried 16 out of their 46 3-point shots.

D'Angelo Russell is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He recorded 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. Russell finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 10 assists.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a win-loss record of 29-26 on the campaign. They average 112.9 points per game (6th in the NBA) while going 44.7% from the floor. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (797 of 2,278) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 45.0 boards per game and has earned 1,376 dimes for the season, which ranks 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 21.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 16.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,418 relinquished on the season. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (2,157 of 4,752) and they concede 46.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.9% on 3-point shots while they are 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (111.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 133-112 when they faced the Hawks. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Indiana permitted Atlanta to collect 33 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 51.5% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 33 and ended up going 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Pacers allowed the Hawks to convert 52 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.8% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished the game shooting 37 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 39.8%. Concerning 3-pointers, Indiana converted 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to convert 28 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.8%. The Hawks committed 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Pacers were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this game.

Lance Stephenson pitched in for the Pacers for the matchup. Stephenson totaled 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 8 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 19-37 so far this season. The Pacers are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.2 times per game (14th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per contest. Indiana has totaled 6,093 points on the campaign (108.8 per contest) and they snag 44.6 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in the league.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 111.3. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (26th in basketball). The Indiana defense allows 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (628 of 1,758) and their opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 23.5 assists and 43.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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