Atlanta Hawks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (55-25) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (36-44) on Friday.

The Hawks faced off with the Hornets and took a loss by a final of 115-114 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 20 while the Hornets recorded 18 fouls. They also made 14 out of their 36 tries from distance. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 95.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 22 shots. On top of that, Charlotte pulled down 33 boards (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Charlotte doled out 25 assists and had 11 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 40 of 79 shooting. They also distributed 35 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 10 of 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Atlanta wrapped up the game having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (43 out of 82) and made 18 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away with 19 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He played for 22 mins and totaled 1 board. Bogdanovic shot 54.5% from the field and also recorded 8 assists.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a mark of 36-44 for the season. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 41.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,132 assists on the campaign, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (1,104 of 3,026) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 118.5 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while shooting 46.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They relinquish 38.4% from 3-point land while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (120.2). The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 49.3% (3,556 of 7,215) and they surrender 40.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,244 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Timberwolves took a loss by a score of 116-107 when they faced the Nuggets. The Timberwolves were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Nuggets were called for 21 fouls for the game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 12 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. In regard to shots from downtown, Minnesota made 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). When all was said and done, the Timberwolves ended up going 41 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Timberwolves permitted the Nuggets to knock down 46 of their 83 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 44.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 out of 25 and finished the game at 13 out of 23 at the free throw line (56.5%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Denver to get 44 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves for the game. Edwards earned 25 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in this game. He made 9 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 55-25 this season. The Timberwolves commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.7 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Minnesota has totaled 9,049 points for the season (113.1 per contest) and they snag 40.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks them 10th in basketball.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG surrendered with 106.3. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 35.3% on 3-pointers (912 of 2,586) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.5 dimes and 37.8 boards per contest, ranking them 3rd and 3rd in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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