Minnesota Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (1-3) welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) at Frost Bank Center on Saturday.

The Timberwolves faced the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 120-114 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (39 of 77) and made 19 of 39 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 17 of 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 42 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed 48.4% from the field on 45 out of 93 shooting. Dallas recorded 33 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Dallas grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Dallas finished 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 18 attempts. They also buried 16 of 39 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 21 while the Mavericks racked up 20 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. Edwards finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played for 37 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 37 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this year. They are averaging 111.5 points per game (21st in basketball) while going 46.5% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 39.5% on three-point shots (66 of 167) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 103 assists so far this season, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 11.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are 13th in the league in opponents PPG (111.5). The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (166 of 360) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-93 against the Thunder. The Spurs pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Thunder had 25 fouls for the matchup which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. When it comes to three-point attempts, San Antonio converted 12 out of 36 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs finished shooting 35 for 85 from the floor which had them shooting 41.2%. The Spurs allowed the Thunder to convert 41 out of 89 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.1% for the matchup. They went 41.5% from three-point range by shooting 17 of 41 and finished the contest at 6 out of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, San Antonio permitted Oklahoma City to pull down 54 in all (9 offensive).

Harrison Barnes ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for the matchup. Barnes totaled 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 1-3 for the campaign. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in basketball. San Antonio has totaled 412 points on the campaign (103.0 per contest) and they collect 50.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 18.8 times per contest. The Spurs have committed 16.3 fouls per contest while shooting 81.4% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense allows 39.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (64 of 163) and opponents are making 80.3% of their foul shots. They concede 24.0 dimes and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 6th in basketball. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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