Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 10/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+1.0)

The Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26 last season) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Kings (46-36 last year). Sacramento opens this contest as 1.0-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 227.5.

The Timberwolves played the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-103 in their last game. Minnesota ended with a 41.2% FG percentage (35 out of 85) and knocked down 13 out of their 41 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 20 of 27 attempts for a rate of 74.1%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 33 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 42 out of 95 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 20 dimes and had 2 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 46 boards (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Los Angeles went 84.0% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 15 while the Lakers had 12 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one player who was a major factor in the game. He left the arena with 27 points on 10 out of 25 shooting. He played 41 mins and collected 6 rebounds. Edwards walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Minnesota steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 56-26 last season. They averaged 113.0 pts per game (18th in the league) while shooting 48.5% from the floor. The Timberwolves hit on 38.7% on three-point attempts (1,037 of 2,681) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota snagged 43.6 boards per contest and racked up 2,184 dimes last season, which ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They gave up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a group committed 18.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves forced 14.2 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.9 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were ranked 1st in the league in PPG from their opponents (106.5). The Timberwolves defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (3,198 of 7,114) and they relinquished 41.4 boards per contest as a squad. They were 3rd in basketball in allowing assists 2,008 surrendered last season.

In their last game, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 121-82 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Kings were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They also turned it over 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers were called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.5%. When talking about shots from downtown, Sacramento buried 13 of their 34 tries (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings shot 43 out of 87 from the field which had them shooting 49.4%. The Kings permitted the Trail Blazers to make 31 of their 98 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 31.6% for this game. They finished shooting 15.6% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted Portland to snag 48 in all (14 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in this game. He converted 10 out of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds. Fox totaled 24 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes for this contest.

Sacramento had a mark of 46-36 last season. The Kings were responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they connected on 74.5% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 28.3 times per game (7th in basketball) and they turned it over 13.1 times per game. Sacramento scored 9,558 pts over the course of last year (116.6 per contest) and they averaged 44.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings hit 47.7% from the floor, which was ranked 14th in the league.

The Sacramento defense conceded 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc (1,074 of 2,775) and their opponents made 80.0% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 26.9 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 19th and 9th in basketball. The Kings were ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 114.8. They forced 13.9 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (21st in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento (-1.0)

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