Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (23-20) welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-21) at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-106 in their last game. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 38.7% field goal percentage (36 out of 93) and converted 14 of their 43 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 20 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 52 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists for the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 43.0% from the floor on 37 of 86 shooting. Memphis recorded 19 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 79.4% at the free throw line by making 27 of 34 attempts. They also made 7 of their 33 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 26 and the Grizzlies accounted for 22 fouls.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a guy who came through for the contest. Alexander finished the game at 20.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 22 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He totaled 5 points on 2 of 10 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this game with a win-loss record of 22-21 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 43.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,068 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (656 of 1,714) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.0 pts per contest (22nd in the NBA) while going 45.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,040 conceded on the year. The Timberwolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (1,714 of 3,790) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 34.7% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in the league in points per game allowed (108.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-105 against the Hornets. The Mavericks corralled 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Hornets were called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 88.5%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas buried 6 of 32 tries (18.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks went 38 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 43.2%. The Mavericks permitted the Hornets to convert 40 of their 98 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.8% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 43.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 of 39 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). Concerning rebounding, Dallas allowed Charlotte to grab 49 in all (17 on the offensive side).

Spencer Dinwiddie was important for the Mavericks in the game. He knocked down 3 of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 27.3%, and earned 5 rebounds. Dinwiddie racked up 7 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for the contest.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 23-20 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the league. Dallas has tallied 4,952 points so far this season (115.2 per contest) and they pull in 44.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Mavericks commit 18.9 fouls per contest while shooting 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Dallas defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (560 of 1,558) and opponents are making 77.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.2 dimes and 44.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 15th and 21st in the NBA. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 111.8. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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