Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Minnesota Timberwolves (50-22) are headed to Ball Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Denver Nuggets (51-22).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 106-91 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 17 and the Pistons had 14 fouls. They converted 9 of 32 tries from long range. Detroit finished 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 25 shots. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Detroit doled out 15 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Minnesota allowed 38.3% from the field on 31 of 81 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 40 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves buried 11 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Minnesota finished the contest with a 51.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 82) and knocked down 11 of 36 shots from downtown.

Naz Reid is one guy who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 21 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. Reid finished shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a record of 50-22 this year. They are averaging 113.1 pts per game (18th in basketball) while going 48.4% from the floor. The Timberwolves are hitting 38.8% on 3-pointers (911 of 2,345) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and has earned 1,906 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a group are committing 19.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,743 surrendered so far this year. The Timberwolves defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (2,798 of 6,256) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 35.0% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the league in PPG allowed (106.3).

In their last game, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 104-97 when they played the Suns. In reference to rebounds, Denver permitted Phoenix to grab 51 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 48.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 16 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). The Nuggets allowed the Suns to make 39 of 83 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.0% in this matchup. In all, the Nuggets shot 38 out of 88 from the field which had them at 43.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Denver buried 10 out of their 40 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 91.7%. The Suns earned 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for 12 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Nuggets were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game.

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets in this matchup. He converted 9 of 16 in this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds. Jokic tallied 22 points in his 42 minutes of playing time and accounted for 10 assists for this game.

Denver has a mark of 51-22 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which ranks 5th in the NBA. Denver has accounted for 8,365 points so far this year (114.6 per contest) and they pull down 44.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 29.2 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. The Nuggets commit 18.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (8th in the league). The Denver defense gives up 35.9% on 3-point attempts (824 of 2,293) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.7 dimes and 42.2 total rebounds per game, which is 9th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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