Indiana Pacers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) host the Indiana Pacers (36-28) at Target Center on Monday.

The Pacers took the court against the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 115-114 in their last contest. Indiana ended the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (44 out of 87) and converted 13 out of their 39 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers converted 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 30 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the floor on 43 of 84 shooting. Milwaukee earned 32 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Milwaukee totaled 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 19 tries. They also converted 14 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Pacers ended up with 20 while the Bucks had 19 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins and also snagged 12 rebounds. Siakam finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Indiana enters this contest with a record of 36-28 this season. They average 116.4 points per outing (10th in the NBA) while going 48.9% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 36.8% on 3-point shots (829 of 2,250) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 41.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,866 dimes on the year, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.9 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in the league in opponents points per game (115.4). The Pacers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.6% (2,728 of 5,730) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,714 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 115-95 when they played the Nuggets. In regard to cleaning the glass, Minnesota permitted Denver to snag 42 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 23.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 30 and finished the game at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Timberwolves allowed the Nuggets to knock down 36 of 89 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves ended up going 43 for 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. In terms of 3-point shots, Minnesota made 17 of 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. The Nuggets earned 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Timberwolves snagged 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the matchup.

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves for this game. Edwards accumulated 29 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 6 dimes in this matchup. He converted 10 of 22 in this game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and added 4 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 38-29 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 17th in basketball. Minnesota has earned 7,561 points this year (112.9 per game) and they average 43.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.8 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Timberwolves commit 18.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense allows 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (839 of 2,416) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 24.6 dimes and 43.6 rebounds per game, which is 5th and 13th in basketball. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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