Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (35-29) are traveling to Kaseya Center on Friday where they will go up against the Miami Heat (29-32).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 125-110 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (44 of 90) and made 21 out of their 49 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 16 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists for the contest while creating 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 42 out of 95 shooting. Charlotte dished out 26 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Charlotte had 57 rebounds (20 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Charlotte finished the game at 77.8% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 18 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 42 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 17 and the Hornets finished the game with 18 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He played 38 mins and also collected 3 boards. Edwards ended up shooting 45.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a record of 35-29 for the season. They currently have an average of 112.5 pts per game (19th in the league) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.7% from downtown (961 of 2,552) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 43.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,634 assists this year, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They currently rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,570 surrendered for the campaign. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (2,578 of 5,631) and they relinquish 43.8 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.1).

In their last game, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-107 when they played the Cavaliers. The Heat snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this contest. They also gave up possession 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a clip of 88.0%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Miami converted 13 of their 36 attempts (36.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat went 36 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.4%. The Heat permitted the Cavaliers to convert 41 out of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% in the matchup. They shot 35.0% from three-point range via 14 out of 40 and ended up going 16 out of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). With respect to rebounding, Miami permitted Cleveland to collect 47 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Bam Adebayo was important for the Heat in this matchup. He knocked down 11 of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Adebayo scored 34 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this contest.

Miami has a mark of 29-32 this year. The Heat are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. Miami has scored 6,722 points so far this year (110.2 per game) and they grab 43.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Heat are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in the league.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 110.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (13th in basketball). The Miami defense allows 35.8% on 3-point shots (839 of 2,344) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.9 dimes and 45.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 20th and 22nd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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