Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is the site where the Minnesota Timberwolves will meet the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

The Suns faced the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-88 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Suns ended up with 24 and the 76ers recorded 17 fouls. They made 12 of 32 tries from distance. Philadelphia finished the game at 83.9% at the charity stripe by converting 26 of 31 shots. On top of that, Philadelphia collected 48 boards (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Philadelphia earned 22 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 38.8% from the field on 31 of 80 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Suns buried 18 of 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Phoenix wrapped up the game with a 43.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 73) and buried 6 of their 19 three-point shots.

Devin Booker is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He racked up 28 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 43 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. Booker went 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Phoenix will take the court with a record of 7-3 so far this season. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 22.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 41.5 boards per contest and has earned 276 dimes this year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 36.1% on shots from distance (115 of 319) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. They average 112.4 pts per contest (15th in the league) while shooting 47.3% from the field.

On defense, the Suns are forcing 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.4 fouls. They are 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists with 216 conceded for the season. The Suns defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (365 of 834) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 36.3% on shots from distance while they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (103.5).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a score of 120-107 when they faced the Knicks. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted New York to get 43 in all (9 offensive). They finished shooting 39.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 19 out of 48 and finished the game at 23 out of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). The Timberwolves allowed the Knicks to knock down 39 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8% for the matchup. In all, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 38 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.9%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Minnesota made 11 out of 41 attempts (26.8%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The Knicks had 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game.

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in this game. Towns recorded 25 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 75.0%, and had 13 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 5-6 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 13th in the league. Minnesota has scored 1,251 points so far this season (113.7 per game) and they pull in 46.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per game (10th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per game. The Timberwolves commit 21.4 personal fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense concedes 37.1% on 3-pointers (165 of 445) and opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.7 dimes and 46.5 boards every game, which ranks them 30th and 24th in the NBA. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 114.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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