Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves (47-22) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (43-26) at Target Center on Friday.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 107-104 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 19 while the Heat recorded 20 personal fouls. They made 13 of 36 attempts from 3-point range. Miami finished the game shooting 94.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Miami collected 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Miami recorded 19 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 38 of 83 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 19 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. Cleveland ended having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (35 of 75) and buried 15 of their 42 three-point attempts.

Jarrett Allen is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He notched 25 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He played 39 mins played and grabbed 20 rebounds. Allen shot 76.9% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a mark of 43-26 on the year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 44.2 boards per contest and has racked up 1,917 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.6% on 3-pointers (943 of 2,579) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.4 pts per game (18th in the NBA) while going 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,691 conceded for the season. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,773 of 6,071) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 35.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-112 against the Nuggets. The Timberwolves recorded 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Nuggets earned 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.6%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Minnesota buried 12 of 35 tries (34.3%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 42 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. The Timberwolves allowed the Nuggets to make 42 of 81 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.9% for the game. They finished the game shooting 51.9% from 3-point land by going 14 of 27 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Minnesota allowed Denver to get 49 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in this game. Edwards recorded 30 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 8 dimes in this contest. He made 13 out of 26 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 47-22 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.4% from the field, which ranks them 10th in basketball. Minnesota has accounted for 7,816 points for the campaign (113.3 per contest) and they pull in 44.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.4 times per game (16th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls every game and they shoot 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 35.2% on three-point shots (785 of 2,229) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.4 assists and 41.4 total boards per game, ranking them 2nd and 3rd in the NBA. The Timberwolves are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 106.7. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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