Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, January 3, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (19-18) will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-19) on Monday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-108 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 30 while the Jazz finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Utah shot 85.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 35 of their 41 shots. Additionally, Utah snagged 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Utah doled out 49 assists and had 18 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 37 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves buried 14 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 43.0% field goal percentage (40 of 93) and converted 14 of their 41 shots from 3-point land.

Malik Beasley is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Beasley finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He played for 31 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a mark of 16-19 this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 825 assists for the year, which ranks 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are connecting on 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (495 of 1,457) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.1 points per contest (14th in basketball) while shooting 42.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 16.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 20th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (109.1). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.8% (1,352 of 3,020) and they concede 47.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 882 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 120-116 when they faced the Nets. When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Brooklyn to grab 40 in all (17 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land via 11 out of 33 and finished the game at 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Clippers allowed the Nets to bury 42 of their 97 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers shot 42 for 86 from the field which had them at 48.8%. In terms of three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 14 of their 36 attempts (38.9%). They were able to knock down 22 of them for a percentage of 71.0%. The Nets earned 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 31 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Clippers were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Eric Bledsoe was important for the Clippers in this contest. Bledsoe tallied 27 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists in this contest. He made 8 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-18 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 20th in basketball. Los Angeles has tallied 3,904 pts this season (105.5 per game) and they pull in 43.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.1 times per contest (19th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Clippers are committing 18.1 fouls per game while shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.2. They are able to force 14.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (6th in the league). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.0% on 3-point shots (421 of 1,274) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their foul shots. They concede 23.1 dimes and 47.6 boards per game, which ranks them 11th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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