Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Minnesota Timberwolves are en route to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will take on the Washington Wizards.

The Timberwolves played the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 110-108 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (41 out of 96) and made 9 of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 17 of 18 shots for a rate of 94.4%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 45 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the floor on 40 out of 89 shooting. Charlotte dished out 24 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Charlotte snagged 55 boards (15 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Charlotte ended up shooting 68.8% when shooting free throws by making 22 of 32 tries. They made 8 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 27 while the Hornets accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Rudy Gobert is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Gobert finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and pulled down 17 rebounds. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a record of 10-9 for the campaign. They average 114.0 points per outing (14th in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the floor. The Timberwolves are hitting 32.6% on 3-point shots (212 of 651) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and is sitting with 516 dimes for the campaign, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 22.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 511 surrendered for the season. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (772 of 1,739) and they surrender 44.8 boards per contest as a team. They give up 36.5% on three-point shots and they are 16th in the league in opponents PPG (113.5).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 110-107 when they faced the Heat. The Wizards collected 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Heat were called for 19 fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Washington knocked down 11 out of 39 tries (28.2%). In all, the Wizards finished shooting 40 for 93 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.0%. The Wizards permitted the Heat to bury 42 of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2% in this matchup. They went 26.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). In regard to attacking the glass, Washington allowed Miami to get 47 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Bradley Beal ended up being important for the Wizards for the contest. Beal recorded 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 10-9 on the season. The Wizards are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 77.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. Washington has totaled 2,058 points so far this season (108.3 per contest) and they snag 45.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Wizards are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in the NBA.

The Washington defense gives up 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 649) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 23.3 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 6th and 20th in the NBA. The Wizards on defense are ranked 9th in the NBA in points given up per game with 109.6. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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