Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Minnesota Timberwolves (43-33) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (43-32).

The Timberwolves faced off with the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-112 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 21 and the Celtics recorded 13 fouls. They also made 17 of 39 tries from beyond the perimeter. Boston ended up going 90.5% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Boston pulled down 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Boston recorded 45 assists and had 27 steals in this game. In relation to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 56.3% from the field on 49 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 8 of their 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Minnesota finished having earned a 53.6% field goal percentage (45 of 84) and converted 14 out of their 32 3-point shots.

Anthony Edwards is a player who played a role for this game. Edwards ended up going 56.3% from the field and also earned 6 dimes. He played for 37 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a record of 43-33 so far this year. They are averaging 115.4 points per outing (2nd in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the floor. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,119 of 3,143) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 44.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,940 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Timberwolves have forced 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are 28th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,962 relinquished for the campaign. The Timberwolves defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.5% (3,013 of 6,623) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (112.2).

In their last game, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 115-112 when they played the Celtics. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Boston to pull down 41 in total (16 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Raptors allowed the Celtics to make 39 out of their 94 tries from the field which had them at 41.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 46 for 106 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.4%. When discussing three-point shots, Toronto knocked down 10 of 39 tries (25.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 72.2%. The Celtics earned 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Raptors recorded 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 51 in the matchup.

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Raptors in this contest. Siakam had 40 points in his 47 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 17 out of 29 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.6%, and added 13 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 43-32 for the season. The Raptors are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.0 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Toronto has scored 8,186 pts for the year (109.1 per game) and they average 45.4 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 25th in the league.

The Toronto defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (916 of 2,606) and their opponents are converting on 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.1 dimes and 44.1 rebounds per game, which is 20th and 15th in the league. The Raptors defensively are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 107.1. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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