Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (3-12) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-6) on Thursday.

The Timberwolves played the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 120-117 in their last contest. Minnesota wrapped up the game having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (42 of 80) and knocked down 17 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 19 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 27 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 54.1% from the floor on 46 out of 85 shooting. Phoenix dished out 29 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Phoenix totaled 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 15 shots. They converted 14 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 13 and the Suns accumulated 26 fouls.

Julius Randle is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. Randle finished the game shooting 55.0% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He played for 34 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 35 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota will take the court with a record of 8-6 this season. They are turning it over 16.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 40.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 355 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.2% on three-point shots (221 of 579) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.9 points per contest (14th in the league) on 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 336 surrendered for the year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (580 of 1,227) and they concede 42.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.1).

In their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 130-119 against the Pacers. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Indiana to collect 32 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from beyond the arc via 15 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Raptors permitted the Pacers to knock down 44 of 99 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% in this game. When all was said and done, the Raptors went 48 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.5%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto buried 14 out of their 29 tries (48.3%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. The Pacers earned 19 fouls in the game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 28 tries. They also coughed up the ball 23 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Raptors were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest.

RJ Barrett ended up being a factor for the Raptors for the contest. He made 13 of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 61.9%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Barrett racked up 39 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists for the matchup.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 3-12 on the season. The Raptors commit 23.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.7 times per game (5th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.5 times per game. Toronto has totaled 1,701 pts so far this year (113.4 per game) and they pull down 45.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in basketball.

The Toronto defense gives up 33.9% on shots from distance (189 of 557) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their foul shots. They give up 26.5 assists and 42.3 boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 11th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 28th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 119.5. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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