New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is the location where the Minnesota Timberwolves will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Grizzlies and earned the victory with a final of 138-131 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 22 while the Grizzlies recorded 25 fouls. They knocked down 12 of 36 attempts from 3-point land. Memphis finished the game at 76.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 25 tries. On top of that, Memphis had 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. Memphis distributed 33 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, New Orleans allowed 48.1% from the floor on 50 out of 104 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 29 of their 39 attempts for a rate of 74.4%. New Orleans walked away from the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 88) and buried 21 of 39 three-point shots.

Herbert Jones is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. Jones finished shooting 52.4% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 44 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. He walked away with 35 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this contest with a record of 41-39 for the year. They currently have an average of 114.5 points per game (15th in the league) while going 48.0% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (886 of 2,419) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 43.6 boards per game and has accounted for 2,077 assists for the season, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans have forced 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,000 conceded on the year. The Pelicans are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,280 of 6,935) and they concede 41.8 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 8th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves got the victory with a final of 107-102 when they faced the Nets. When talking about rebounding, Minnesota allowed Brooklyn to get 40 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.1% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 35 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Timberwolves allowed the Nets to knock down 39 out of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3% for the matchup. In all, the Timberwolves walked away from this one shooting 41 for 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. In relation to 3-point shots, Minnesota buried 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.3%. The Nets committed 18 fouls for this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Timberwolves snagged 37 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the game.

Anthony Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves for this contest. He converted 7 of 18 in this contest for a rate of 38.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Edwards recorded 23 points in his 31 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 40-40 on the year. The Timberwolves are committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per game (8th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 9,230 pts on the campaign (115.4 per game) and they grab 41.9 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the league.

The Minnesota defense allows 37.0% from downtown (991 of 2,678) and opponents are converting on 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.0 assists and 44.6 rebounds per game, which is 11th and 23rd in the league. The Timberwolves are ranked 18th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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