Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+2)

The Golden State Warriors will play the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chase Center on Sunday. Golden State opens this game as 2-point favorites. The total is set at 232.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-113 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 20 while the Hornets recorded 17 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 28 shots from downtown. Charlotte finished the contest at 89.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 28 attempts. On top of that, Charlotte collected 52 boards (11 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 11 rejections. Charlotte doled out 25 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the field on 43 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 45 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 10 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Minnesota walked away from the game having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 out of 93) and converted 11 of their 33 shots from downtown.

Anthony Edwards is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. Edwards walked away from this one shooting 42.3% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He notched 29 points on 11 of 26 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this one with a win-loss mark of 31-31 on the season. They turn the ball over 15.7 times per game and as a group are committing 21.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 41.4 boards per contest and has totaled 1,578 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are connecting on 35.6% on 3-pointers (738 of 2,075) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 115.7 points per contest (10th in the league) while shooting 49.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 27th in the league in allowing assists with 1,584 surrendered this year. The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,587 of 5,500) and they surrender 44.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 36.8% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.9).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 116-101 when they played the Rockets. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Golden State allowed Houston to pull down 44 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.4% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 22 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Warriors permitted the Rockets to convert 36 of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors went 37 for 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Golden State made 26 of 54 attempts (48.1%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. The Rockets had 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 18 shots. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Warriors corralled 40 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the contest.

Klay Thompson was important for the Warriors in the game. He made 12 of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and earned 7 rebounds. Thompson earned 42 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Golden State has a mark of 30-30 for the campaign. The Warriors have committed 22.0 fouls per contest while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.8 times per game (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per game. Golden State has scored 7,107 pts so far this season (118.5 per game) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which is 13th in the league.

The Golden State defense concedes 36.5% on 3-point shots (772 of 2,115) and their opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.7 dimes and 44.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 17th and 22nd in the league. The Warriors defensively are ranked 27th in basketball in PPG allowed with 118.3. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (15th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+2)

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