Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (28-11) will meet the Memphis Grizzlies (15-25) on Thursday.

The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 116-107 in their last game. Memphis walked away from the contest with a 37.2% FG percentage (32 out of 86) and buried 20 of their 54 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 32 of 40 tries for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When discussing defense, Memphis allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the field on 44 of 90 shooting. Golden State recorded 28 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Moreover, Golden State grabbed 45 rebounds (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Golden State finished shooting 90.0% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 10 shots. They buried 10 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 12 while the Warriors finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Vince Williams Jr. is a guy who was a factor in the game. Williams went 54.5% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He saw the court for 38 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Memphis heads into this matchup with a record of 15-25 so far this year. They currently have an average of 108.3 pts per contest (29th in the league) while going 43.8% from the field. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (540 of 1,587) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Memphis is pulling in 42.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 987 dimes this year, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,028 surrendered on the season. The Grizzlies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (1,628 of 3,496) and they surrender 45.8 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 13th in the league in PPG allowed (113.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves got the victory with a final of 109-105 when they played the Clippers. The Timberwolves collected 35 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Clippers were called for 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 64.5%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota made 13 of 26 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 38 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.7%. The Timberwolves allowed the Clippers to bury 36 out of their 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% in the matchup. They finished shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). Regarding team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Los Angeles to pull down 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in this game. He made 10 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Edwards totaled 33 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 6 dimes for the matchup.

Minnesota has a record of 28-11 this season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the NBA. Minnesota has accounted for 4,411 points this season (113.1 per game) and they pull down 44.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.1 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.4 times per game. The Timberwolves are committing 19.7 fouls every game and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense allows 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (452 of 1,297) and their opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.1 assists and 40.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 3rd in the league. The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.3. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (1st in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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