Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is the site where the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) will take on the Denver Nuggets (2-2) on Friday.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 144-139 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the contest having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 out of 89) and converted 13 out of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets made 39 of 47 shots for a rate of 83.0%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Denver allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 49 of 96 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 34 dimes and had 15 steals in this contest. Moreover, Brooklyn pulled down 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Brooklyn finished shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of 27 shots. They buried 20 out of their 52 tries from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 13 and the Nets accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who had an impact for this game. He recorded 29 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played 41 mins and also grabbed 18 rebounds. Jokic ended up going 56.3% from the field and recorded 16 assists.

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Denver will enter this contest with a record of 2-2 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is grabbing 47.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 109 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Nuggets are shooting 35.8% on 3-pointers (43 of 120) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.5 pts per contest (12th in the league) while shooting 44.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 24.5 fouls. They currently rank 19th in the league in allowing assists with 120 surrendered for the year. The Nuggets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.6% (181 of 388) and they surrender 47.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 32.1% on shots from distance and they rank 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.8).

In their last game, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-114 when they faced the Mavericks. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Dallas to collect 40 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 41.0% from 3-point land by hitting 16 of 39 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Timberwolves allowed the Mavericks to make 45 of 93 attempts from the field which had them at 48.4% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves went 39 out of 77 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Minnesota buried 19 of their 39 attempts (48.7%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 65.4%. The Mavericks had 20 fouls in this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game.

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves for the contest. Edwards accumulated 37 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game. He made 12 out of 20 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 2-2 this year. The Timberwolves are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per game (16th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. Minnesota has scored 446 pts on the season (111.5 per game) and they grab 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (19th in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 33.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (42 of 127) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 24.3 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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