Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (20-15) will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-9) at American Airlines Center on Sunday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 122-95 in their last game. Minnesota ended with a 52.3% field goal percentage (46 out of 88) and made 14 of their 33 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 36 of 90 shooting. Houston doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Houston grabbed 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Houston ended up going 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 12 out of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 18 and the Rockets recorded 15 personal fouls.

Anthony Edwards is someone who was important in the game. He recorded 24 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also totaled 3 boards. Edwards finished shooting 47.1% from the floor and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Minnesota enters this game with a mark of 24-9 so far this season. They average 112.8 pts per game (24th in basketball) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Timberwolves are hitting 38.1% on 3-pointers (396 of 1,040) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 43.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 847 assists for the year, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.2% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the league in PPG allowed (107.8). The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (1,312 of 2,927) and they relinquish 40.9 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 814 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 139-103 against the Trail Blazers. The Mavericks collected 42 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 52 for this game. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers had 15 fouls in the game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing shots from downtown, Dallas converted 17 of their 38 attempts (44.7%). Overall, the Mavericks went 56 for 96 from the field which had them at 58.3%. The Mavericks permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 39 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1% in this game. They finished 32.5% from 3-point land via 13 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). When talking about rebounding, Dallas permitted Portland to pull down 42 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks for this contest. He converted 10 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Irving earned 24 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 5 assists in this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 20-15 for the year. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they shoot 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per game (25th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. Dallas has totaled 4,148 points for the season (118.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Mavericks are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Dallas defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (466 of 1,269) and opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 27.5 assists and 46.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 25th and 28th in the league. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 117.4. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (21st in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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