Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (15-37) will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (36-16) on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 129-105 in their last game. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 55.2% FG percentage (48 out of 87) and made 21 of their 41 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 12 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 34 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 49.4% from the field on 40 of 81 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 35 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Milwaukee snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Milwaukee finished 68.8% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 16 shots. They also knocked down 14 of 33 attempts from long range. Regarding fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 17 while the Bucks had 10 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one player who had an impact in this matchup. Edwards ended up going 45.0% from the floor and earned 9 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 36-16 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.5 fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,373 assists on the campaign, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are shooting 39.4% on 3-pointers (656 of 1,663) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.4 points per game (22nd in the league) while going 48.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.1). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (2,036 of 4,539) and they concede 40.3 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,272 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 93-84 against the Pelicans. In relation to cleaning the glass, Portland permitted New Orleans to collect 36 overall (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 37.0% from three-point range via 10 of 27 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Pelicans to make 36 of 76 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.4% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 33 out of 76 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland converted 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a clip of 70.6%. The Pelicans had 14 fouls in this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 in this game.

Jerami Grant ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. Grant tallied 24 points in his 41 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes in this matchup. He buried 7 of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 15-37 so far this season. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.7 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Portland has totaled 5,625 pts so far this season (108.2 per game) and they collect 41.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the league.

The Portland defense concedes 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (598 of 1,731) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.6 assists and 44.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 22nd in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 17th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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