Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) on Monday.

The Hornets faced off with the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 138-133 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Hornets walked away with 19 and the Raptors recorded 16 fouls. They buried 9 of 28 tries from three-point range. Toronto finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 20 of their 30 tries. Additionally, Toronto had 49 boards (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Toronto distributed 23 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the field on 52 out of 91 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 20 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Charlotte finished the game with a 52.1% field goal percentage (49 of 94) and converted 20 of 45 3-pointers.

Tre Mann is a guy who was a factor for this game. Mann shot 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 28 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He accounted for 27 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 for the season. They average 118.5 pts per game (4th in basketball) while going 44.8% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 39.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (69 of 176) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 48.3 boards per contest and has tallied 93 assists for the year, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.8 times per game and as a group they commit 24.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 22.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.3). The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.8% (169 of 361) and they relinquish 41.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists with 114 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 120-114 when they played the Mavericks. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Dallas to pull down 40 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 16 out of 39 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Timberwolves permitted the Mavericks to knock down 45 out of 93 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.4% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves shot 39 out of 77 from the floor which had them shooting 50.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 19 of 39 attempts (48.7%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a clip of 65.4%. The Mavericks had 20 fouls for the contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. The Timberwolves were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest.

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves for the matchup. He buried 12 of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Edwards totaled 37 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 2-2 for the campaign. The Timberwolves are committing 20.5 fouls per game and they connect on 75.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 446 points on the year (111.5 per contest) and they snag 43.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league.

The Minnesota defense concedes 33.1% from downtown (42 of 127) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.3 assists and 42.5 rebounds per contest, which is 11th and 9th in the NBA. The Timberwolves are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (19th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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