Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Chicago Bulls (35-39) are on their way to Target Center on Sunday where they will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves (51-22).

The Bulls faced the Nets and took a loss by a final of 125-108 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 18 and the Nets recorded 22 fouls. They made 25 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 22 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn pulled down 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn recorded 26 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 47.3% from the floor on 43 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 23 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Chicago finished having earned a 50.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 75) and made 9 out of their 30 three-point shots.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He notched 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He played 37 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. DeRozan shot 55.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Chicago comes into this game with a mark of 35-39 this season. They average 112.1 pts per game (23rd in the league) while going 46.7% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (858 of 2,400) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 43.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,853 dimes on the campaign, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a group they commit 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,067 relinquished so far this season. The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (3,038 of 6,458) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 36.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves got the win with a final of 111-98 against the Nuggets. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota allowed Denver to collect 46 in all (13 offensive). They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 8 of 28 and finished the contest at 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Timberwolves permitted the Nuggets to make 35 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 39.8% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves went 38 out of 74 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.4%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Minnesota made 9 out of their 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to make 26 of them for a clip of 70.3%. The Nuggets committed 24 personal fouls for this contest which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 37 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Timberwolves corralled 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this game.

Anthony Edwards ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves in this game. He converted 8 of 19 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Edwards tallied 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 51-22 this season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA. Minnesota has accumulated 8,251 pts on the year (113.0 per contest) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Timberwolves have committed 19.0 fouls every game and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 1st in the NBA in points given up per game with 106.2. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (1st in the NBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point shots (823 of 2,354) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 41.4 rebounds every game, which is 2nd and 4th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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