Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (20-26) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-23) at Moda Center on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Nets and took home the win by a score of 136-125 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 17 while the Nets accumulated 17 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 38 shots from long range. Brooklyn finished shooting 93.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Brooklyn had 32 rebounds (16 offensive, 16 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Brooklyn distributed 48 assists and had 27 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the floor on 48 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 26 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 83.9%. Minnesota wrapped up the game having earned a 52.2% FG percentage (48 of 92) and made 14 of 32 shots from downtown.

D'Angelo Russell is a player who was a major contributor for the game. Russell finished shooting 53.8% from the field and distributed 10 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 23-23 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 111.0 points per contest (9th in the league) while shooting 44.1% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 34.3% from downtown (657 of 1,916) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 45.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,125 dimes for the season, which is 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 16.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 20th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,159 surrendered for the year. The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,788 of 3,960) and they concede 46.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 21st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (110.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 114-105 against the Raptors. In reference to team rebounding, Portland allowed Toronto to collect 28 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 18 of 54 and ended up going 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Raptors to knock down 39 of their 98 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 39.8% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 45 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. Concerning three-point attempts, Portland converted 18 out of their 32 tries (56.3%). They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 46.2%. The Raptors earned 15 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 13 shots. They also coughed it up 22 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest.

CJ McCollum was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. McCollum accumulated 19 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 6 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 12 for the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 20-26 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers have committed 19.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per game (24th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Portland has scored 4,987 pts this season (108.4 per game) and they grab 43.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which is 22nd in basketball.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 26th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.0. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (30th in the league). The Portland defense allows 37.1% on three-point shots (621 of 1,672) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 25.7 dimes and 43.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 27th and 8th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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