Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 12/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+2)

Smoothie King Center is the site where the New Orleans Pelicans (12-11) will play the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-4) on Monday. Minnesota opens this matchup as 2-point dogs. The betting total is set at 222.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 127-103 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 17 while the Grizzlies totaled 23 personal fouls. They made 15 out of their 35 tries from three-point range. Memphis finished shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Memphis pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Memphis doled out 24 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the floor on 37 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 54 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 24 of 26 tries for a percentage of 92.3%. Minnesota ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 88) and knocked down 15 of their 38 3-point shots.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one guy who had an impact in this game. Towns finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 17-4 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 113.0 pts per contest (19th in the league) while connecting on 48.1% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 36.7% on shots from downtown (245 of 667) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has racked up 532 assists for the season, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 510 surrendered this season. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (814 of 1,904) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 33.6% on shots from distance while they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (105.2).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-89 when they played the Lakers. The Pelicans were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Lakers had 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 70.0%. With regard to 3-point shots, New Orleans converted 7 of 31 tries (22.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pelicans went 34 for 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.8%. The Pelicans allowed the Lakers to knock down 47 out of 86 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.7% for this game. They finished the game shooting 48.6% from distance by going 17 of 35 and ended up going 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, New Orleans permitted Los Angeles to grab 59 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Trey Murphy III ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans in this contest. He buried 5 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Murphy had 14 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game.

New Orleans has a mark of 12-11 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league. New Orleans has accounted for 2,610 points on the year (113.5 per game) and they collect 44.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Pelicans commit 20.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (312 of 917) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.7 assists and 44.8 rebounds per contest, which is 26th and 21st in the league. The Pelicans are ranked 19th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.2. They have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans (-2)

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