Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-3) will play the Philadelphia 76ers (10-3) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The 76ers faced off with the Nets and took home the win by a score of 121-99 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the 76ers walked away with 18 while the Nets had 14 personal fouls. They made 11 of 28 tries from 3-point range. Brooklyn ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Brooklyn collected 45 boards (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Brooklyn recorded 24 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the field on 38 out of 81 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the 76ers made 17 of 18 shots for a rate of 94.4%. Philadelphia walked away from the contest having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (44 of 94) and made 16 out of their 35 shots from downtown.

Joel Embiid is one player who came through in this game. He accumulated 32 points on 11 out of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and totaled 12 rebounds. Embiid ended up going 45.8% from the field and earned 9 dimes.

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Philadelphia will play this game with a record of 10-3 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 45.8 boards per contest and has racked up 335 assists this season, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 37.8% on 3-pointers (147 of 389) and 86.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.5 points per contest (4th in the NBA) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers have forced 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from downtown while they are 13th in the league in opponents PPG (111.5). The 76ers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.9% (525 of 1,144) and they surrender 41.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists with 340 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 117-100 against the Knicks. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted New York to get 50 in total (17 on the offensive glass). They shot 23.7% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 38 and ended up going 27 of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). The Timberwolves allowed the Knicks to bury 32 out of their 92 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 34.8% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Timberwolves finished shooting 41 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 11 out of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. The Knicks were called for 23 fouls in this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Timberwolves snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the matchup.

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Edwards totaled 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 of 21 for the contest for a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 10-3 for the campaign. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in basketball. Minnesota has totaled 1,472 points this year (113.2 per game) and they grab 45.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (21st in the league) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense concedes 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (152 of 460) and their opponents are converting on 80.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.6 assists and 42.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks 7th and 7th in basketball. The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 106.3. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (1st in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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