Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to Target Center on Saturday where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Thunder faced the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 119-111 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 20 and the Spurs recorded 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio ended up shooting 76.0% at the free throw line by making 19 of 25 attempts. In addition, San Antonio pulled down 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. San Antonio recorded 27 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 41 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 52 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Thunder buried 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Oklahoma City finished having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (48 out of 94) and buried 9 out of their 27 3-point shots.

Jalen Williams is someone who was a factor for the matchup. Williams finished the game shooting 73.3% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played 33 mins and totaled 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 9-13 this season. They are averaging 116.0 pts per game (6th in the league) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 33.6% on 3-point shots (254 of 757) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 44.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 530 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are able to force 17.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists with 541 surrendered for the season. The Thunder are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (932 of 1,998) and they concede 48.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.8% on 3-pointers and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (117.4).

In their last game, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 109-101 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Timberwolves corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. The Grizzlies were called for 20 fouls for this contest which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota made 12 out of their 39 attempts (30.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves finished the game shooting 41 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.1%. The Timberwolves permitted the Grizzlies to make 37 of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.5% for the game. They went 34.6% from 3-point land via 9 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 30 at the free throw line (60.0%). In reference to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Memphis to grab 59 in all (20 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves for the contest. Edwards had 29 points in his 40 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes in the game. He converted 10 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and added 3 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 11-11 for the campaign. The Timberwolves commit 22.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.5 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per game. Minnesota has accumulated 2,516 pts on the year (114.4 per contest) and they snag 43.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points allowed per game with 115.3. They are able to force 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (307 of 825) and their opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 27.0 assists and 45.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 27th and 23rd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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