Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (41-32) are hosting the Detroit Pistons (41-32) at Target Center on Sunday.

The Pistons faced off with the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 122-96 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 19 while the Spurs accumulated 19 fouls. They made 14 of 44 attempts from distance. San Antonio finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 shots. On top of that, San Antonio pulled down 41 boards (16 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. San Antonio doled out 21 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 36.3% from the field on 33 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 33 dimes in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 44 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 19 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Detroit walked away from the contest having earned a 56.4% field goal percentage (44 of 78) and made 15 of their 31 3-pointers.

Marcus Sasser is someone who was a factor for this game. He accounted for 27 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also collected 4 boards. Sasser shot 75.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Detroit will play this contest with a record of 41-32 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per game and as a group are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 45.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,932 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 36.3% on shots from downtown (930 of 2,561) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 115.4 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are giving up 36.5% on three-point shots and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.9). The Pistons defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (2,942 of 6,391) and they relinquish 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 6th in the league in giving up assists with 1,815 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Timberwolves walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-103 when they played the Pacers. The Timberwolves recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Pacers committed 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to bury 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Minnesota converted 9 out of 35 attempts (25.7%). Overall, the Timberwolves ended up going 44 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Timberwolves allowed the Pacers to convert 46 out of their 94 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% in this game. They went 37.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 14 from the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Indiana to pull down 46 overall (9 offensive).

Naz Reid was important for the Timberwolves for this contest. He converted 8 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds. Reid totaled 20 points in his 26 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists in this matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 41-32 this season. The Timberwolves are committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. Minnesota has totaled 8,289 points so far this season (113.5 per contest) and they pull down 43.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in the NBA.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (9th in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (917 of 2,614) and opponents are converting on 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 24.5 assists and 43.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 10th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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