Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves (33-14) will try to beat the Dallas Mavericks (26-21) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 131-129 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 24 while the Magic accumulated 33 personal fouls. They also buried 18 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. Orlando finished shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of 28 shots. Additionally, Orlando collected 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Orlando doled out 27 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 45 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks knocked down 32 of their 43 tries for a rate of 74.4%. Dallas walked away from the game having earned a 62.3% field goal percentage (43 out of 69) and buried 13 of their 27 3-point shots.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 45 points on 12 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes played and snagged 9 rebounds. Doncic finished shooting 52.2% from the field and recorded 15 assists.

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Dallas steps onto the court with a mark of 26-21 on the season. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is collecting 41.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,199 dimes so far this year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.3% from downtown (715 of 1,917) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They average 118.9 points per outing (7th in the NBA) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 21.6 fouls. They give up 36.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 21st in the league in points per game allowed (118.6). The Mavericks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.6% (2,061 of 4,243) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,289 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Timberwolves got the victory with a final of 107-101 when they faced the Thunder. The Timberwolves were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Thunder committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 86.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 14 out of their 29 attempts (48.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 40 for 83 from the field which had them at 48.2%. The Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to convert 35 out of their 79 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.3% in this game. They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 14 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Oklahoma City to snag 38 in total (8 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for the game. He converted 10 of 20 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Edwards recorded 27 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists for this contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 33-14 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 8th in basketball. Minnesota has accounted for 5,308 pts this season (112.9 per game) and they collect 43.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per game (17th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest. The Timberwolves are committing 19.3 fouls per game and they go 78.2% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (547 of 1,545) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.5 assists and 40.4 total boards per game, which is 3rd and 1st in the NBA. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 1st in the league in points allowed per game with 107.4. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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