Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-5) will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-14) on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 112-110 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest with a 43.0% field goal percentage (43 of 100) and converted 11 out of their 44 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves buried 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 56 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 43.7% from the floor on 38 of 87 shooting. San Antonio doled out 25 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, San Antonio snagged 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 rejections. San Antonio ended up going 82.1% from the charity stripe by making 23 of their 28 shots. They knocked down 11 of 39 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 23 while the Spurs recorded 18 personal fouls.

Donte DiVincenzo is one player who played a role for this game. He accumulated 26 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and snagged 7 boards. DiVincenzo finished 53.3% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-14 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 779 assists on the campaign, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.2% on three-point shots (462 of 1,243) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.3 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while hitting 45.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 749 surrendered for the campaign. The Timberwolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.8% (1,234 of 2,697) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.4% on shots from downtown while they are 5th in the league in points per game from their opponents (107.2).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder got the victory with a final of 130-106 when they faced the Grizzlies. In regard to how they rebounded, Oklahoma City allowed Memphis to get 51 overall (16 offensive). They finished 27.5% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 51 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Thunder allowed the Grizzlies to bury 37 out of 97 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.1% in the game. Overall, the Thunder finished shooting 52 out of 103 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.5%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 14 of 44 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. The Grizzlies were called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Thunder snagged 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this contest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder in this contest. He made 14 of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 73.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 35 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in this contest.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 26-5 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are shooting 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 15th in basketball. Oklahoma City has accumulated 3,578 points this year (115.4 per game) and they grab 44.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Thunder are committing 20.7 fouls every game and they connect on 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (393 of 1,190) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.0 dimes and 47.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 3rd and 29th in basketball. The Thunder are ranked 1st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 103.3. They are forcing their opponents into 18.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points

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