Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 1/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports SE-MEM

The Minnesota Timberwolves (20-21) are hitting the road to FedExForum on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies (29-14).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Pelicans and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-125 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (42 out of 86) and buried 18 of 39 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 23 of 31 shots for a rate of 74.2%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 dimes for the game while forcing 1 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 55.3% from the floor on 42 of 76 shooting. New Orleans distributed 38 dimes and had 33 steals for the game. Furthermore, New Orleans totaled 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 4 rejections. New Orleans went 75.7% from the charity stripe by burying 28 of 37 attempts. They converted 16 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 24 and the Pelicans recorded 20 personal fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one guy who came through for the matchup. Towns walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes. He was on the court for 42 minutes played and totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this game with a record of 20-21 this year. They currently have an average of 110.0 points per game (11th in basketball) while hitting 43.8% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 34.1% on 3-point shots (582 of 1,706) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 45.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,006 dimes on the season, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per game and as a group are committing 22.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are able to force 17.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,035 relinquished for the campaign. The Timberwolves defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (1,584 of 3,525) and they relinquish 46.0 boards per game as a team. They surrender 33.9% from beyond the arc while they are 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 116-108 against the Warriors. In reference to rebounding, Memphis allowed Golden State to grab 41 in all (4 offensive). They finished 36.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 of 36 and finished the contest at 25 of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). The Grizzlies permitted the Warriors to convert 35 out of 82 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.7% in the matchup. In all, the Grizzlies went 44 for 100 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Memphis converted 14 out of their 34 tries (41.2%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. The Warriors were called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies collected 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this matchup.

Ja Morant ended up being a major contributor for the Grizzlies in the matchup. Morant totaled 29 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes for this contest. He made 11 of 23 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 29-14 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the league. Memphis has scored 4,823 points for the year (112.2 per game) and they pull in 48.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Grizzlies commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense concedes 36.4% on three-point shots (548 of 1,506) and their opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 24.8 dimes and 42.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 22nd and 5th in basketball. The Grizzlies are ranked 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.9. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (15th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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