Minnesota Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Minnesota Timberwolves (32-13) are traveling to Frost Bank Center on Saturday where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs (8-36).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 96-94 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 17 while the Nets finished the game with 15 fouls. They also buried 10 of 33 shots from three-point range. Brooklyn finished shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 16 tries. In addition, Brooklyn snagged 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Brooklyn earned 22 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 35 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 12 of 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Minnesota finished the contest having earned a 49.3% field goal percentage (37 of 75) and knocked down 10 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one player who played a role in this matchup. Towns walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He played 37 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He walked away with 27 points on 12 of 15 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this game with a record of 32-13 this season. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 43.9 boards per game and has racked up 1,184 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are connecting on 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc (551 of 1,424) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.1 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) while going 48.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.5). The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (1,769 of 3,953) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 5th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,095 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 140-114 when they faced the Thunder. With respect to rebounds, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to get 47 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They went 45.0% from distance by shooting 18 out of 40 and finished the contest at 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Spurs allowed the Thunder to make 54 of 96 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 56.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs finished shooting 43 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With regard to three-point shots, San Antonio made 9 of their 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. The Thunder were called for 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 25 shots. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Spurs were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the matchup.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs in the matchup. Wembanyama earned 24 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He converted 9 of 18 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 8-36 for the campaign. The Spurs have committed 18.7 personal fouls every game and they go 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per contest. San Antonio has earned 4,963 pts so far this season (112.8 per game) and they collect 42.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs are shooting 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 122.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (24th in basketball). The San Antonio defense allows 38.8% on 3-pointers (617 of 1,589) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 28.0 assists and 46.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 26th and 29th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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