Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, March 4, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) on Monday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 107-100 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 25 while the Grizzlies had 17 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Memphis finished the game shooting 75.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 33 shots. Additionally, Memphis collected 45 rebounds (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Memphis doled out 21 dimes and had 15 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 36.1% from the floor on 30 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this game while forcing 22 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Portland ended with a 42.4% FG percentage (39 out of 92) and buried 11 of 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Anfernee Simons is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He accumulated 30 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 45 minutes played and pulled down 7 boards. Simons ended up shooting 43.5% from the floor and also earned 7 assists.

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Portland enters this game with a win-loss record of 17-42 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 41.9 boards per contest and has tallied 1,340 dimes this year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 34.8% on shots from downtown (682 of 1,958) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They average 107.5 pts per contest (29th in the league) while hitting 43.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists with 1,609 relinquished on the season. The Trail Blazers are allowing a FG percentage of 49.3% (2,517 of 5,105) and they concede 44.0 boards per contest as a team. They give up 35.0% on shots from distance and they are 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.6).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 124-120 when they faced the Kings. The Timberwolves earned 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Kings were called for 29 fouls in the game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves shot 42 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. The Timberwolves allowed the Kings to make 50 out of 100 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 37.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 29 and ended up going 13 of 24 from the free throw line (54.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Sacramento to get 45 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Jaden McDaniels ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for the contest. He buried 9 of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and had 7 rebounds. McDaniels racked up 26 points in his 45 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 42-18 this season. When it comes to offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the league. Minnesota has earned 6,820 points so far this season (113.7 per game) and they pull in 44.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.4 times per game (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.7 times per game. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (683 of 1,957) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.3 assists and 40.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 3rd and 3rd in the NBA. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 106.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the floor (1st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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