Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (17-63) are traveling to Target Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (47-33).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 133-126 in their last contest. Utah finished the contest having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (50 of 98) and made 15 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz made 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 56 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists for the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. When talking about defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 48 out of 104 shooting. Portland distributed 27 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Additionally, Portland grabbed 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Portland shot 67.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 28 tries. They also knocked down 11 of 45 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 26 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 23 personal fouls.

Kyle Filipowski is a guy who played a role in this game. Filipowski finished 76.5% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He played for 34 mins played and pulled down 18 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 13 out of 17 shooting.

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Utah enters this contest with a mark of 17-63 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.0 points per outing (21st in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 35.1% on three-point attempts (1,111 of 3,162) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is snagging 45.3 boards per contest and has tallied 2,046 dimes so far this season, which is 20th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 17.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (121.0). The Jazz are giving up a FG percentage of 47.9% (3,553 of 7,424) and they concede 44.1 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 30th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,365 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 141-125 when they played the Grizzlies. In reference to rebounding, Minnesota allowed Memphis to snag 33 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from distance by connecting on 18 out of 36 and ended up shooting 15 out of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Timberwolves permitted the Grizzlies to bury 46 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves finished 48 for 87 from the floor which had them shooting 55.2%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota made 20 of 44 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. The Grizzlies were called for 22 personal fouls for this contest which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Timberwolves earned 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 41 for the game.

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves in this contest. Edwards had 44 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 13 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 47-33 on the campaign. The Timberwolves are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 79.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.2 times per game (16th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. Minnesota has totaled 9,139 points this year (114.2 per game) and they average 44.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (9th in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,012 of 2,866) and their opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.8 assists and 43.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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