Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-6)

The Minnesota Timberwolves are hitting the road to Amway Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Orlando Magic. Orlando opens this game as 6-point underdogs. The over/under is 228.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 129-124 in their last game. Minnesota ended the game with a 56.1% field goal percentage (46 of 82) and made 12 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 25 of 34 attempts for a rate of 73.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 assists for the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 44.9% from the field on 40 of 89 shooting. Cleveland distributed 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 40 rebounds (16 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Cleveland finished the game shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 39 tries. They also converted 17 of their 34 shots from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 30 while the Cavaliers had 22 personal fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He accounted for 30 points on 11 out of 13 shooting. He played 35 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Russell finished 84.6% from the field and distributed 12 assists.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 6-8 for the year. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 22.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 44.6 rebounds per game and has earned 375 assists for the campaign, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are shooting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (157 of 469) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.3 points per contest (13th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from distance while they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (116.2). The Timberwolves defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (584 of 1,300) and they concede 45.3 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic took a loss by a score of 112-105 against the Hornets. The Magic were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 22 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. The Hornets were called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. In terms of shots from downtown, Orlando made 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Magic ended up going 36 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.9%. The Magic permitted the Hornets to make 42 out of their 88 tries from the floor which had them at 47.7% in the game. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 35 and ended up going 21 of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). In the matter of team rebounding, Orlando allowed Charlotte to grab 37 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Wendell Carter Jr. pitched in for the Magic in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 8 for the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Carter Jr. accumulated 20 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for this contest.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 4-10 this year. As an offense, the Magic are connecting on 47.7% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the league. Orlando has scored 1,540 pts on the year (110.0 per game) and they grab 46.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 21.4 times per contest (28th in the league) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per contest. The Magic commit 21.4 fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 13th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.4. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Orlando defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-point attempts (188 of 543) and their opponents are making 75.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.4 assists and 39.4 boards per game, which ranks them 13th and 2nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-6)

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