Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (8-10) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Kings played the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 130-109 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Kings ended up with 22 while the Thunder totaled 18 fouls. They knocked down 14 of 31 shots from distance. Oklahoma City finished 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 shots. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Oklahoma City distributed 28 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Sacramento allowed 55.8% from the field on 48 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings buried 17 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. Sacramento finished with a 48.3% FG percentage (42 out of 87) and knocked down 8 of their 32 three-point attempts.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He was able to score 30 points on 13 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. DeRozan finished shooting 61.9% from the field and also earned 6 dimes.

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Sacramento steps onto the hardwood with a record of 8-10 for the campaign. They average 114.1 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while shooting 48.3% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 32.8% on 3-pointers (203 of 619) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has accumulated 433 assists this year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are 21st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 466 relinquished on the campaign. The Kings defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (732 of 1,592) and they relinquish 41.7 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 18th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.8).

In their last game, the Timberwolves took a defeat with a final score of 107-105 when they faced the Celtics. In the matter of team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Boston to pull down 40 overall (8 offensive). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 21 out of 56 and finished the game at 12 of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Timberwolves allowed the Celtics to bury 37 out of 87 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 42.5% for this game. Overall, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 37 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota knocked down 15 out of their 41 tries (36.6%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 76.2%. The Celtics committed 23 fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also gave up possession 8 times, while earning 2 steals for the contest. The Timberwolves were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for the matchup.

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in the game. He buried 9 out of 21 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 9 rebounds. Edwards totaled 28 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and tallied 7 dimes for this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 8-8 so far this season. The Timberwolves are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they go 78.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per game. Minnesota has tallied 1,804 pts for the season (112.8 per game) and they average 41.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in the league.

The Minnesota defense concedes 35.1% from downtown (189 of 539) and opponents are making 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 23.9 assists and 41.9 boards every game, which ranks them 3rd and 4th in basketball. The Timberwolves are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.8. They have forced 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (20th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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