Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: NBA TV

The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) are hitting the road to Amway Center on Friday where they will compete against the Orlando Magic (17-50).

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 132-102 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 18 and the Thunder accumulated 15 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 43 shots from three-point range. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 24 tries. In addition, Oklahoma City snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Oklahoma City doled out 42 dimes and had 26 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 36 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 34 assists in the game in addition to forcing 0 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 48 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 20 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Minnesota walked away from the game having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (45 of 86) and converted 22 out of their 52 shots from 3-point land.

Malik Beasley is one guy who was a factor for this game. He recorded 33 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. Beasley ended up shooting 64.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a mark of 38-29 this year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 44.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,715 dimes so far this year, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (982 of 2,791) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 114.7 points per game (1st in basketball) on 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves have forced 16.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,720 conceded for the year. The Timberwolves are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (2,635 of 5,816) and they concede 46.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.6).

In their last game, the Magic walked away with a victory by a final of 108-102 against the Pelicans. Concerning attacking the glass, Orlando allowed New Orleans to collect 31 in total (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 22.6% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 31 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Magic allowed the Pelicans to convert 41 of 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Magic finished the game shooting 36 for 76 from the field which had them shooting 47.4%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Orlando knocked down 14 of their 37 attempts (37.8%). They were able to knock down 22 of those for a clip of 84.6%. The Pelicans committed 11 fouls in the game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 26 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Magic recorded 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game.

Cole Anthony ended up being a major contributor for the Magic for the game. He knocked down 6 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound. Anthony accumulated 19 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this matchup.

Orlando has a record of 17-50 so far this season. The Magic are committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.2 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest. Orlando has 6,957 points for the campaign (103.8 per contest) and they average 43.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 28th in basketball.

The Magic on defense are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 111.6. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (16th in the league). The Orlando defense gives up 36.2% on 3-point shots (864 of 2,387) and opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.6 assists and 47.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 17th and 27th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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