New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is the site where the Minnesota Timberwolves will try to beat the New York Knicks on Monday.

The Knicks played the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 133-118 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Knicks finished with 14 and the Celtics racked up 17 fouls. They made 27 out of their 51 tries from distance. Boston walked away from this one shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 12 tries. On top of that, Boston pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Boston recorded 30 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In relation to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the field on 47 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 15 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 93.8%. New York finished the game with a 51.1% FG percentage (46 out of 90) and made 11 of their 27 three-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 22 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played 33 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. Brunson walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the field and earned 10 assists.

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New York heads into this one with a record of 4-5 for the campaign. They average 114.4 pts per game (13th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 33.0% on three-point attempts (99 of 300) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 49.4 rebounds per game and has 221 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a team they commit 22.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.1 fouls. They give up 35.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 23rd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (115.9). The Knicks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (377 of 874) and they relinquish 47.6 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 239 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 129-117 when they faced the Rockets. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Houston to collect 33 overall (12 on the offensive side). They went 42.1% from three-point range by hitting 16 out of 38 and finished the game at 21 of 31 at the free throw line (67.7%). The Timberwolves permitted the Rockets to knock down 40 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.6% for the matchup. In all, the Timberwolves ended up going 49 for 80 from the floor which had them shooting 61.3%. Regarding shots from downtown, Minnesota knocked down 15 out of 33 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Rockets committed 18 fouls in the game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They turned the ball over 24 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Timberwolves collected 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game.

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Timberwolves in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 9 rebounds. Towns totaled 25 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in the matchup.

Minnesota has a record of 5-5 for the campaign. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 21.7 fouls per game while shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 16.1 times per contest. Minnesota has 1,144 points on the season (114.4 per game) and they average 46.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Timberwolves are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 12th in the NBA.

The Minnesota defense concedes 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (146 of 397) and their opposition knocks down 71.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 29.0 dimes and 46.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 30th and 24th in basketball. The Timberwolves are ranked 17th in basketball in points allowed per game with 114.0. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (4th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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