Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies (3-12) will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-4) at FedExForum on Sunday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 124-111 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 82) and converted 12 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 27 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 93.1%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 25 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defending, Minnesota allowed 49.0% from the field on 49 of 100 shooting. Sacramento totaled 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 9 blocks. Sacramento ended up shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 11 attempts. They converted 17 of their 35 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 18 while the Kings finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Anthony Edwards is someone who came through in this contest. Edwards finished 38.1% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 35 points on 8 out of 21 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this game with a mark of 11-4 on the campaign. They are averaging 113.0 pts per contest (16th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.5% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 36.2% on three-point shots (165 of 456) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 45.3 boards per contest and has earned 379 dimes on the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves have forced 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (107.0). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (591 of 1,361) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are 6th in the league in allowing assists with 366 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 110-89 against the Suns. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Suns committed 12 fouls in this contest which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 6 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Memphis buried 9 out of 33 attempts (27.3%). Overall, the Grizzlies ended up going 37 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3%. The Grizzlies allowed the Suns to make 39 out of their 76 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.3% in this game. They went 35.5% from distance by going 11 out of 31 and ended up going 21 out of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Memphis allowed Phoenix to pull down 41 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Santi Aldama ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies for the contest. Aldama recorded 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 9 out of 20 in the matchup for a rate of 45.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 3-12 so far this year. The Grizzlies commit 21.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. Memphis has earned 1,593 points on the year (106.2 per game) and they pull in 42.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Grizzlies are shooting 42.5% from the field, which is ranked 30th in the league.

The Memphis defense concedes 40.5% on 3-pointers (227 of 561) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 24.7 assists and 45.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 8th and 26th in the league. The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 18th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.7. They have forced 16.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (16th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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