Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Cleveland Cavaliers are en route to Target Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Cavaliers faced the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 119-113 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 49.4% field goal percentage (44 out of 89) and made 7 out of their 22 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 24 of their 31 tries for a rate of 77.4%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 51.3% from the floor on 40 of 78 shooting. Portland earned 17 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Portland collected 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 1 block. Portland finished shooting 75.9% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 29 attempts. They converted 11 of their 33 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 19 while the Trail Blazers totaled 27 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He was able to score 26 points on 11 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and pulled down 5 boards. Mitchell shot 47.8% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Cleveland heads into this game with a mark of 27-16 for the year. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 42.6 boards per game and has racked up 1,016 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (493 of 1,362) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.7 points per outing (26th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.5 fouls. They relinquish 36.7% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (106.9). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,673 of 3,616) and they surrender 40.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 972 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 135-118 against the Pistons. The Timberwolves earned 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Pistons committed 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. In the matter of three-point shots, Minnesota knocked down 16 out of 33 tries (48.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves shot 43 for 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9%. The Timberwolves allowed the Pistons to make 48 of 80 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 60.0% for this contest. They went 53.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 28 at the charity stripe (78.6%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Minnesota allowed Detroit to snag 38 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in this game. Edwards earned 20 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and earned 6 assists in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 1 rebound.

Minnesota has a mark of 20-22 this year. The Timberwolves have committed 22.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per game (12th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest. Minnesota has totaled 4,820 points this year (114.8 per contest) and they pull in 41.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Timberwolves are shooting 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the league.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (575 of 1,557) and their opponents are connecting on 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.8 assists and 44.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 22nd and 23rd in the NBA. The Timberwolves are ranked 19th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.5. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (6th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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