Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/10/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers will go up against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.

The Timberwolves faced the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 121-115 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Timberwolves left the arena with 21 and the Pacers accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 19 out of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Indiana grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Indiana dished out 22 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the floor on 39 of 81 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 15 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 51 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 25 of their 27 tries for a rate of 92.6%. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 47.3% field goal percentage (44 out of 93) and converted 8 of their 23 3-pointers.

Anthony Edwards is a guy who was important in the matchup. He totaled 26 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. Edwards ended up shooting 44.4% from the field and also dished out 8 assists.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-12 on the season. They average 115.2 points per contest (8th in the league) while hitting 48.2% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (263 of 805) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game and has 634 assists for the campaign, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 22.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are forcing 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 643 surrendered for the year. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (998 of 2,178) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 37.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 24th in the league in opponents PPG (116.1).

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 121-120 when they played the Nuggets. When talking about how they rebounded, Portland allowed Denver to get 48 overall (16 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 30 and finished the game at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Nuggets to knock down 47 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.6% for this game. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers went 44 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Portland made 16 out of their 40 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. The Nuggets were called for 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers earned 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the game.

Damian Lillard ended up being important for the Trail Blazers for this game. He knocked down 12 out of 22 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Lillard scored 40 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 12 assists for the contest.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 13-12 for the year. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls per contest and they hit 77.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.0 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. Portland has tallied 2,767 points so far this season (110.7 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which is 16th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.4. They are forcing 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (18th in basketball). The Portland defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (305 of 848) and opponents are converting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.4 assists and 42.2 boards per contest, which ranks 25th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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