Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (14-44) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27) on Friday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 131-128 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 23 while the Thunder accumulated 30 personal fouls. They also made 15 of their 49 shots from three-point range. Oklahoma City finished the game at 79.3% from the free throw line by converting 23 of their 29 shots. Additionally, Oklahoma City pulled down 53 rebounds (16 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Oklahoma City recorded 27 assists and had 10 steals in the game. When talking about defending, Minnesota allowed 42.5% from the field on 45 out of 106 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 54 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 34 of their 39 shots for a percentage of 87.2%. Minnesota ended having earned a 45.4% field goal percentage (44 of 97) and buried 9 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaden McDaniels is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished with 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. McDaniels went 56.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Minnesota enters this one with a win-loss record of 32-27 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 44.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,490 assists for the season, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are shooting 37.5% on three-point attempts (869 of 2,318) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.1 pts per game (20th in the league) on 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (109.0). The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.8% (2,378 of 5,196) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,443 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 118-101 when they played the Kings. In relation to rebounding, Utah permitted Sacramento to collect 47 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 out of 36 and finished the game at 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Jazz permitted the Kings to make 46 out of 87 tries from the floor which left them shooting 52.9% for this game. When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up shooting 38 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 45.2%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Utah knocked down 16 of 44 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a clip of 52.9%. The Kings had 13 fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Jazz pulled down 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest.

Walker Kessler ended up being a factor for the Jazz for this contest. He buried 10 out of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Kessler scored 25 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this contest.

Utah has a record of 14-44 for the year. The Jazz have committed 19.1 fouls per game and they connect on 77.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per game (18th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per game. Utah has totaled 6,508 pts on the season (112.2 per game) and they average 45.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 19th in the league.

The Utah defense allows 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (849 of 2,357) and their opponents are converting on 76.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 28.9 dimes and 42.9 boards per game, which ranks them 28th and 10th in basketball. The Jazz are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 119.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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