Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is the location where the Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

The 76ers played the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 133-130 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the 76ers ended up with 21 while the Bucks totaled 23 personal fouls. They made 17 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. Milwaukee ended up shooting 89.3% at the charity stripe by making 25 of 28 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee snagged 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 1 block. Milwaukee earned 30 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 53.0% from the floor on 44 of 83 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the 76ers buried 31 of their 37 attempts for a rate of 83.8%. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and buried 18 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc.

James Harden is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. Harden finished the game at 42.3% from the field and also totaled 10 dimes. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished with 38 points on 11 of 26 shooting.

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Philadelphia heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 41-22 on the season. They average 114.5 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while connecting on 48.2% from the field. The 76ers are shooting 38.6% on three-point attempts (798 of 2,069) and 83.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 40.4 boards per game and has earned 1,571 assists this year, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.5 fouls per game.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,495 relinquished on the campaign. The 76ers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (2,531 of 5,363) and they concede 41.7 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 3rd in the league in opponents points per game (110.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 138-134 when they faced the Kings. The Timberwolves corralled 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Kings had 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of them for a clip of 71.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Minnesota converted 20 of 39 tries (51.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves finished 48 for 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.0%. The Timberwolves permitted the Kings to convert 49 out of 89 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.1% for this game. They wrapped up this game 51.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 27 and finished the contest at 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Sacramento to snag 39 in total (11 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Edwards scored 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 dimes in the matchup. He made 10 out of 20 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 34-32 on the season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the league. Minnesota has tallied 7,631 points on the season (115.6 per contest) and they collect 41.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per game (9th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.7 times per game. The Timberwolves are committing 21.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 18th in the league in points allowed per game with 115.6. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense allows 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (841 of 2,278) and opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.4 dimes and 44.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 22nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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