Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 10/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (+10)

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center on Wednesday. Oklahoma City opens as 10-point underdogs. The total has been set at 226.

The Thunder faced the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 138-88 in their last contest of last year. Oklahoma City ended the contest having earned a 37.8% field goal percentage (37 of 98) and knocked down 9 out of their 34 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Thunder made 5 of 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 55.7% from the field on 54 out of 97 shooting. Los Angeles earned 34 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 57 boards (12 offensive, 45 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the contest at 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 14 shots. They converted 18 of their 35 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 16 while the Clippers racked up 11 fouls.

Melvin Frazier is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He recorded 8 points on 4 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 43 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. Frazier shot 25.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

Get all of our NBA Picks

Oklahoma City steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss mark of 24-58 last season. They had an average of 103.7 points per outing (30th in the NBA) while hitting 43.0% from the field. The Thunder hit on 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (991 of 3,066) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City collected 45.6 rebounds per contest and tallied 1,822 assists last year, which ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit committed 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They gave up 35.3% from 3-point land and they ranked 15th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.8). The Thunder gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (3,398 of 7,421) and they conceded 48.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,142 conceded last year.

The last time they took the court last year, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 114-106 when they played the Grizzlies. Concerning team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Memphis to get 55 overall (16 offensive). They finished 46.9% from 3-point land by going 15 of 32 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Timberwolves permitted the Grizzlies to convert 40 out of 86 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 38 out of 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.2%. With regard to shots from distance, Minnesota made 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. The Grizzlies earned 21 fouls for this game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves collected 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game.

Jaden McDaniels was important for the Timberwolves for this game. He converted 8 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 4 rebounds. McDaniels scored 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Minnesota had a mark of 46-36 last season. The Timberwolves committed 21.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 25.7 times per game (7th in the league) and they turned the ball over 14.3 times per game. Minnesota scored 9,507 pts last season (115.9 per game) and they averaged 44.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves hit 45.7% from the field, which ranked 22nd in basketball.

The Timberwolves were ranked 24th in the league in points given up per game with 113.3. They forced 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (16th in basketball). The Minnesota defense gave up 35.0% on shots from distance (1,071 of 3,062) and opponents connected on 78.0% of their foul shots. They allowed 26.2 assists and 45.9 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 27th and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-10)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here