Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/1/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on their way to Footprint Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Phoenix Suns.

The Timberwolves played the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-98 in their last game. Minnesota ended the game having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (40 of 99) and converted 4 of their 29 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves buried 14 of 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of defending, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 41.9% from the field on 36 of 86 shooting. San Antonio distributed 27 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Moreover, San Antonio totaled 52 boards (14 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. San Antonio shot 76.0% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 25 attempts. They knocked down 16 of their 40 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 23 and the Spurs finished the game with 21 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Towns finished the game shooting 52.6% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 11 rebounds. He walked away with 26 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a win-loss record of 4-3 this year. They are averaging 115.1 pts per contest (15th in the NBA) on 46.7% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 31.8% on three-point attempts (76 of 239) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 49.0 boards per game and is sitting with 178 assists for the season, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They surrender 34.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.1). The Timberwolves defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (292 of 679) and they surrender 50.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists with 203 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Suns went home victorious with a score of 124-109 when they faced the Rockets. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Phoenix allowed Houston to pull down 49 in total (17 on the offensive side). They shot 32.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 34 and ended up going 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Suns permitted the Rockets to make 38 out of 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7% for the game. Overall, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 84 from the field which had them at 53.6%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Phoenix buried 12 of 40 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.3%. The Rockets were called for 25 personal fouls in this contest which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Suns earned 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Devin Booker pitched in for the Suns in the matchup. Booker accumulated 30 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accounted for 6 assists for this contest. He converted 14 out of 24 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 5-1 on the campaign. The Suns are responsible for committing 22.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.7 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game. Phoenix has scored 712 points on the year (118.7 per contest) and they grab 43.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 49.3% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the league.

The Phoenix defense allows 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (69 of 202) and opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 19.7 dimes and 42.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 2nd and 7th in the league. The Suns are ranked 5th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 106.3. They have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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