Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (17-26) will go up against the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-13) on Thursday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-125 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 15 while the Hornets finished the game with 20 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of 37 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Charlotte snagged 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 1 block. Charlotte recorded 30 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 56.8% from the field on 50 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 52.4% FG percentage (44 out of 84) and converted 18 of 40 3-pointers.

Karl-Anthony Towns is someone who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 62 points on 21 of 35 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 8 rebounds. Towns went 60.0% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a record of 30-13 this year. They have an average of 113.4 pts per contest (21st in basketball) while going 48.9% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (532 of 1,371) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,134 assists on the season, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,042 relinquished on the season. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (1,697 of 3,799) and they concede 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (107.8).

The last time they took the court, the Nets took a defeat with a final score of 108-103 when they played the Knicks. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn permitted New York to get 42 in total (11 offensive). They finished 34.5% from three-point range by hitting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 18 of 19 at the free throw line (94.7%). The Nets permitted the Knicks to make 40 of 86 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.5% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Nets ended up shooting 42 for 95 from the field which had them sitting at 44.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 15 of 42 tries (35.7%). They were able to knock down 4 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. The Knicks had 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Nets to the free throw line for 5 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Nets snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the game.

Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets in this contest. Bridges recorded 36 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for the game. He made 14 of 26 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 17-26 so far this year. The Nets have committed 19.0 fouls per game and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Brooklyn has 4,899 points this year (113.9 per contest) and they average 45.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nets are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which is 28th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 38.1% on 3-point attempts (591 of 1,551) and opponents are making 81.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.7 assists and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 9th and 21st in the league. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 16th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (10th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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