Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (10-35) will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) at Delta Center on Thursday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 100-92 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 18 while the Hawks finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 43 attempts from three-point range. Atlanta went 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 51 boards (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Atlanta earned 24 assists and had 10 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 39.5% from the floor on 34 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and having 13 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 51 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 20 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 39.5% field goal percentage (34 of 86) and made 12 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Anthony Edwards is one guy who came through in this game. Edwards ended up going 30.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also grabbed 5 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota heads into this one with a record of 25-21 for the campaign. They have an average of 110.4 pts per contest (22nd in the league) on 46.0% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.2% on three-point shots (693 of 1,813) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 44.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,150 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Timberwolves have forced 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They concede 34.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (107.7). The Timberwolves are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,836 of 4,054) and they surrender 43.2 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,120 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 114-103 when they played the Warriors. In regard to rebounding, Utah permitted Golden State to collect 47 in all (16 on the offensive side). They shot 34.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 of 49 and ended up shooting 25 of 31 at the free throw line (80.6%). The Jazz allowed the Warriors to make 36 out of their 92 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Jazz ended up going 39 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Utah made 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a clip of 70.8%. The Warriors earned 24 fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 24 shots. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Jazz were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest.

Collin Sexton was important for the Jazz in this contest. Sexton racked up 30 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for this game. He made 12 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 10-35 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jazz are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is 21st in the league. Utah has earned 4,999 points on the year (111.1 per contest) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 17.7 times per game. The Jazz are committing 19.1 fouls every game and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per game with 118.5. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (27th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (645 of 1,810) and opponents are converting on 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.4 assists and 42.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 27th and 6th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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