Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-31) will play the Phoenix Suns (58-14) on Wednesday.

The Suns faced off with the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 127-124 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (46 out of 92) and made 12 out of their 28 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Suns buried 23 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 85.2%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 39 out of 91 shooting. Sacramento earned 42 dimes and had 27 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Sacramento collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Sacramento finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of 36 attempts. They buried 16 of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Suns left the arena with 30 while the Kings finished the game with 15 fouls.

Devin Booker is someone who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 31 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played 37 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. Booker ended up going 52.4% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a mark of 58-14 on the year. They average 114.9 points per game (4th in basketball) while shooting 48.6% from the field. The Suns are connecting on 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (838 of 2,283) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 45.6 boards per game and has 1,968 assists on the year, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Suns are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.8% on 3-pointers and they are 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (106.5). The Suns defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (2,818 of 6,381) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 1,622 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-108 when they played the Mavericks. The Timberwolves collected 35 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 50 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks earned 11 fouls in this game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota made 13 of 37 tries (35.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves went 36 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 39.6%. The Timberwolves allowed the Mavericks to make 40 of 83 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2% in this game. They shot 30.4% from 3-point land by going 14 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Dallas to get 40 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in the matchup. He made 8 of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Towns had 22 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 42-31 on the season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which is 23rd in the league. Minnesota has tallied 8,425 points on the year (115.4 per contest) and they snag 44.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.5 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Timberwolves commit 21.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They have forced 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (12th in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (953 of 2,758) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.8 dimes and 46.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 26th and 23rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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