Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (24-21) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) at Footprint Center on Wednesday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 100-92 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 18 and the Hawks finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 12 of their 43 tries from 3-point land. Atlanta finished the game at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. Moreover, Atlanta pulled down 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Atlanta dished out 24 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 39.5% from the floor on 34 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in the matchup while forcing 22 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 51 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 20 of their 29 shots for a rate of 69.0%. Minnesota wrapped up the game with a 39.5% field goal percentage (34 of 86) and converted 12 out of their 40 shots from downtown.

Anthony Edwards is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 23 points on 6 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also collected 5 boards. Edwards ended up going 30.0% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 25-21 on the year. They average 110.4 points per outing (22nd in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 38.2% from downtown (693 of 1,813) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 44.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,150 dimes on the season, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are surrendering 34.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 4th in the league in opponents PPG (107.7). The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (1,836 of 4,054) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,120 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Suns got the win with a final of 111-109 when they faced the Clippers. In the matter of how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Los Angeles to collect 42 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 32 and finished the contest at 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Suns permitted the Clippers to knock down 41 out of 83 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this game. When the game finished, the Suns finished shooting 40 out of 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Phoenix knocked down 22 out of their 47 tries (46.8%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. The Clippers had 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Suns pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest.

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns in this game. He made 9 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 7 rebounds. Booker racked up 26 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes in this contest.

Phoenix has a mark of 24-21 for the season. The Suns are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 79.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.1 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Phoenix has accounted for 5,071 pts on the season (112.7 per contest) and they grab 42.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Suns are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Suns are ranked 18th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.5. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (13th in the league). The Phoenix defense allows 35.9% on 3-point shots (614 of 1,711) and opponents are making 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.4 dimes and 44.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 17th and 20th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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