Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 10/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) will compete against the Dallas Mavericks (1-1) at Target Center on Tuesday.

The Mavericks played the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-102 in their last contest. Dallas ended having earned a 39.8% FG percentage (37 of 93) and knocked down 13 out of their 41 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 assists in this game in addition to creating 20 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of the defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the floor on 36 of 80 shooting. Phoenix earned 29 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. In addition, Phoenix collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Phoenix went 75.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 28 of 37 tries. They knocked down 14 of 39 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 16 while the Suns totaled 22 fouls.

Luka Doncic is a player who played a role for the game. He scored 40 points on 12 of 25 shooting. He played for 39 mins and snagged 10 rebounds. Doncic finished the contest at 48.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Dallas will enter this game with a mark of 1-1 on the season. They currently have an average of 55.5 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while connecting on 40.5% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.6% on shots from distance (16 of 43) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 24.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 25 assists for the campaign, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 4.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 12.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mavericks have forced 9.5 turnovers per game and they draw 24.5 fouls. They are 3rd in the league in allowing assists with 49 conceded this year. The Mavericks are giving up a FG percentage of 40.5% (79 of 195) and they surrender 48.0 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 37.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 13th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.0).

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 112-101 when they faced the Raptors. When discussing rebounding, Minnesota allowed Toronto to snag 46 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 34.5% from three-point range via 10 out of 29 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Timberwolves allowed the Raptors to convert 41 out of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Timberwolves shot 39 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Minnesota knocked down 14 out of their 37 attempts (37.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.9%. The Raptors were called for 24 fouls in this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Timberwolves earned 40 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest.

Anthony Edwards ended up being important for the Timberwolves in this game. Edwards scored 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 2-1 so far this season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Minnesota has scored 111 pts this season (36.9 per contest) and they average 14.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 7.8 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 5.1 times per contest. The Timberwolves have committed 6.9 fouls per game and they connect on 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 110.7. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (16th in basketball). The Minnesota defense gives up 36.7% on 3-point shots (47 of 128) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 23.3 dimes and 43.3 boards per contest, which ranks 8th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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