Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/24/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
TV: Monumental Sports Network
The Minnesota Timberwolves (30-13) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Washington Wizards (7-35).
The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and took a loss by a score of 128-125 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 15 while the Hornets racked up 20 fouls. They made 14 out of their 37 attempts from long range. Charlotte finished the game shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 18 tries. In addition, Charlotte snagged 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 1 block. Charlotte earned 30 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 56.8% from the field on 50 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 34 dimes for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 19 of 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 52.4% field goal percentage (44 of 84) and buried 18 of their 40 shots from 3-point land.
Karl-Anthony Towns is a guy who came through in the game. He notched 62 points on 21 of 35 shooting. He played 38 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. Towns finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.
Minnesota enters this contest with a mark of 30-13 on the season. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per game and as a group are committing 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,134 assists for the campaign, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.8% on 3-pointers (532 of 1,370) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.4 points per game (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 48.9% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,042 surrendered on the campaign. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (1,697 of 3,799) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 35.1% on three-point shots and they are 1st in basketball in points per game allowed (107.8).
When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 113-104 against the Nuggets. In relation to how they rebounded, Washington allowed Denver to grab 51 in total (13 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 22 and finished the game at 19 of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). The Wizards permitted the Nuggets to convert 43 out of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Wizards finished the game shooting 39 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington made 8 out of 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 81.8%. The Nuggets earned 16 fouls in the game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Wizards were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup.
Kyle Kuzma ended up being important for the Wizards for the matchup. He buried 7 of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Kuzma earned 17 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in this contest.
Washington has a mark of 7-35 for the season. The Wizards have committed 20.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Washington has scored 4,846 points for the year (115.4 per contest) and they grab 40.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 47.6% from the field, which is 13th in basketball.
The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in basketball in points given up per game with 124.9. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.0% from the field (29th in the NBA). The Washington defense allows 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (547 of 1,444) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 30.3 assists and 49.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 30th and 30th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington
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