Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (19-15) are headed to Target Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-16).

The Clippers took the court against the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-98 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 14 and the Thunder finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by making 16 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Oklahoma City totaled 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City doled out 25 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 43 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 11 of 17 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 46.9% field goal percentage (38 out of 81) and knocked down 11 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Amir Coffey is someone who was important for this contest. He totaled 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and also grabbed 3 boards. Coffey shot 71.4% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a record of 19-15 so far this season. They are averaging 108.5 pts per game (24th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 36.6% from downtown (426 of 1,163) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 822 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Clippers have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in giving up assists with 858 relinquished on the year. The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (1,337 of 2,907) and they concede 42.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 118-115 when they faced the Celtics. The Timberwolves corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Celtics had 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.9%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 21 out of 39 attempts (53.8%). When all was said and done, the Timberwolves finished shooting 37 for 74 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Timberwolves allowed the Celtics to convert 46 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the game. They finished 38.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 22 out of 57 and ended up going 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Boston to collect 45 overall (10 offensive).

Julius Randle pitched in for the Timberwolves in the game. He made 9 of 16 in this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Randle totaled 27 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and totaled 7 dimes for this game.

Minnesota has a mark of 17-16 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 18th in basketball. Minnesota has totaled 3,609 points on the year (109.4 per contest) and they snag 43.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (20th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per game. The Timberwolves commit 18.0 personal fouls every game and they go 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense allows 34.6% on 3-pointers (416 of 1,203) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.4 dimes and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 8th in the NBA. The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.7. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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