Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, January 22, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Charlotte Hornets (9-31) are traveling to Target Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-12).

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 97-89 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 20 and the 76ers recorded 12 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia shot 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, Philadelphia collected 46 rebounds (6 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Philadelphia earned 21 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the field on 36 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 2 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 47 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 10 of 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Charlotte finished the contest with a 41.2% FG percentage (35 of 85) and knocked down 9 of 37 3-point shots.

Miles Bridges is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished with 25 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and snagged 11 rebounds. Bridges ended up shooting 40.9% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Charlotte enters this one with a win-loss record of 9-31 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 41.5 boards per game and is sitting with 989 dimes for the year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (470 of 1,311) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.3 points per outing (28th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are able to force 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are 15th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,121 conceded this season. The Hornets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.8% (1,749 of 3,510) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 40.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (119.8).

In their last game, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 102-97 when they played the Thunder. In regard to rebounding, Minnesota permitted Oklahoma City to collect 37 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 24 and ended up going 30 out of 35 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to bury 32 of 81 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves ended up going 31 for 75 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Minnesota converted 14 out of their 37 tries (37.8%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.4%. The Thunder committed 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They gave up possession 21 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves were able to snag 41 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the game.

Anthony Edwards ended up being important for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Edwards accumulated 19 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for the game. He knocked down 6 of 10 for the game for a rate of 60.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 30-12 this season. The Timberwolves commit 19.6 fouls per game and they shoot 78.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per game (17th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per game. Minnesota has totaled 4,750 pts on the season (113.1 per game) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 107.3. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (1st in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 35.1% on 3-point attempts (486 of 1,386) and their opponents are connecting on 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.1 dimes and 40.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 3rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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