Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (-3)

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves will go up against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Minnesota opens this game as 3-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 228.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 128-120 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 18 while the Thunder accumulated 18 personal fouls. They converted 11 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City went 85.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 20 tries. Moreover, Oklahoma City grabbed 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Oklahoma City earned 23 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 49.5% from the field on 46 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 37 assists for the matchup while creating 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 44 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Warriors converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Golden State walked away from the game with a 51.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 90) and converted 20 of their 47 3-pointers.

Stephen Curry is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Curry finished 60.0% from the floor and totaled 12 dimes. He played for 37 minutes played and also snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up with 38 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Golden State enters this matchup with a record of 26-24 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 22.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 44.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,482 dimes this season, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Warriors are hitting 38.0% on shots from downtown (825 of 2,170) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.1 points per contest (2nd in the league) while going 47.4% from the field.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They surrender 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (118.0). The Warriors defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,120 of 4,517) and they concede 44.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,279 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-111 against the Kings. Concerning team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Sacramento to collect 50 overall (10 offensive). They finished shooting 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Timberwolves allowed the Kings to knock down 47 of their 99 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.5% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Timberwolves finished 43 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Minnesota converted 12 of 39 tries (30.8%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a rate of 52.0%. The Kings committed 21 fouls for the contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also gave up possession 18 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Timberwolves corralled 41 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this game.

Anthony Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves in this game. He knocked down 14 out of 27 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 51.9%, and had 8 rebounds. Edwards recorded 33 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for this game.

Minnesota has a record of 27-26 for the year. The Timberwolves have committed 21.9 fouls per game and they hit 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 6,099 pts for the season (115.1 per game) and they grab 41.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.0. They have forced 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (7th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense allows 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (690 of 1,879) and opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 25.5 dimes and 44.4 boards per game, which ranks 17th and 24th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State (-3)

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