Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is the site where the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-28) will meet the Philadelphia 76ers (35-23) on Friday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and notched a win by a score of 123-120 in their last game. Philadelphia finished having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (44 out of 88) and converted 12 of their 34 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 23 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to defense, Philadelphia allowed 44.2% from the floor on 42 of 95 shooting. Milwaukee earned 44 assists and had 20 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Milwaukee collected 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 78.6% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 28 shots. They also knocked down 14 of 44 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 23 while the Bucks recorded 7 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He recorded 42 points on 14 out of 21 shooting. He played 37 minutes and collected 14 boards. Embiid finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 35-23 for the season. They average 107.5 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The 76ers are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (632 of 1,782) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 42.3 boards per game and has accumulated 1,335 dimes so far this season, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They concede 34.0% on 3-point shots while they are 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (106.0). The 76ers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (2,277 of 5,046) and they concede 45.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,342 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 103-91 when they faced the Raptors. The Timberwolves snagged 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Raptors committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to make 21 of those for a rate of 72.4%. Concerning shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 10 out of 42 attempts (23.8%). Overall, the Timberwolves shot 30 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. The Timberwolves permitted the Raptors to knock down 40 out of 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% for this contest. They finished 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Toronto to snag 39 in total (9 offensive).

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Timberwolves for the game. He buried 9 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 64.3%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. Towns earned 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 31-28 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the league. Minnesota has accumulated 6,677 pts for the year (113.2 per game) and they average 44.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.1 times per game (9th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (764 of 2,199) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.9 dimes and 46.4 boards every game, which ranks them 29th and 23rd in basketball. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 21st in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.7. They have forced 16.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (15th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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