Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves (13-4) will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (6-11) at Target Center on Thursday.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and took home the win by a score of 114-112 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Jazz walked away with 23 while the Pelicans finished the game with 25 fouls. They made 7 of their 22 attempts from distance. New Orleans shot 68.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 25 shots. Additionally, New Orleans collected 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. New Orleans distributed 27 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 44 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 23 of their 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. Utah finished the game having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (37 of 88) and made 17 of their 48 shots from beyond the arc.

Keyonte George is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. George ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Utah comes into this game with a win-loss record of 6-11 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.5 times per game and as a group are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Utah is snagging 47.1 boards per game and is sitting with 457 dimes so far this year, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 35.8% on three-point shots (236 of 660) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.2 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) on 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jazz have forced 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.8% on three-point shots and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (120.6). The Jazz defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.1% (756 of 1,540) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 479 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 106-103 when they played the Thunder. The Timberwolves corralled 41 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Thunder committed 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to bury 26 of the free throws for a rate of 81.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Minnesota made 14 out of 33 tries (42.4%). Overall, the Timberwolves finished 33 for 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.3%. The Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to convert 37 out of 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.1% for the game. They wrapped up this game 36.7% from distance by going 11 of 30 and ended up going 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Oklahoma City to snag 36 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Edwards earned 21 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 13-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league. Minnesota has accounted for 1,920 pts for the campaign (112.9 per contest) and they pull down 45.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.1 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.5 times per game. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 106.2. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (197 of 594) and their opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.2 dimes and 42.0 rebounds per contest, which is 5th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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