Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+6)

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Sacramento opens this contest as 6-point favorites. The over/under is set at 232.

The Timberwolves faced the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 125-124 in their last game. Minnesota wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 92) and converted 11 of 26 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 24 of 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 42 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 dimes in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 52.9% from the field on 45 of 85 shooting. Atlanta recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Atlanta collected 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta finished shooting 88.0% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 25 tries. They also made 12 out of their 26 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 20 while the Hawks accumulated 25 personal fouls.

Naz Reid is someone who was a contributor for this contest. Reid finished shooting 73.3% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played 26 mins and also totaled 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a mark of 37-37 on the year. They currently have an average of 116.1 points per contest (11th in basketball) while shooting 49.2% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 36.1% on three-point shots (890 of 2,464) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 41.6 boards per game and has earned 1,921 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 21.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are 11th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,857 relinquished on the season. The Timberwolves defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (3,098 of 6,557) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.3).

In their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 121-113 when they played the Jazz. The Kings were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Jazz committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 81.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Sacramento converted 16 of 43 attempts (37.2%). Overall, the Kings ended up going 44 out of 95 from the floor which had them at 46.3%. The Kings allowed the Jazz to convert 47 of 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 51.6% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 32.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 of 28 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). When discussing rebounding, Sacramento allowed Utah to grab 45 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Huerter ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in this contest. Huerter recorded 27 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 21 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 45-29 this year. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball. Sacramento has accounted for 8,959 points so far this season (121.1 per contest) and they snag 42.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.2 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. The Kings commit 19.8 fouls every game and they go 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense concedes 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (922 of 2,477) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their foul shots. They give up 26.6 dimes and 42.1 boards every game, which is ranked 30th and 8th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 26th in basketball in points allowed per game with 118.5. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+6)

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