San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
The San Antonio Spurs (11-47) are on their way to Target Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-17).
The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and ended up losing by a score of 128-109 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (42 of 91) and converted 13 of their 31 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 12 of 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 34 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 46 of 90 shooting. Utah recorded 36 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Additionally, Utah grabbed 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 11 rejections. Utah walked away from this one shooting 86.4% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 22 attempts. They made 17 of 35 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 17 and the Jazz racked up 17 personal fouls.
Devin Vassell is one player who came through in the game. He notched 27 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and collected 9 rebounds. Vassell finished 52.6% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.
San Antonio will take the court with a mark of 11-47 for the season. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 43.3 boards per contest and has 1,716 dimes for the campaign, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are connecting on 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (719 of 2,099) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.1 pts per game (24th in the league) while shooting 46.0% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.7% from 3-point land and they rank 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.7). The Spurs defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (2,618 of 5,309) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per contest as a team. They are 27th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,646 surrendered on the season.
For their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 101-86 when they faced the Nets. The Timberwolves were able to pull down 45 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Nets committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a clip of 73.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, Minnesota converted 12 of 38 tries (31.6%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves finished shooting 36 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Timberwolves allowed the Nets to convert 35 of 104 tries from the field which had them sitting at 33.7% in this contest. They finished 17.1% from distance by going 6 out of 35 and ended up going 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Brooklyn to grab 56 in total (16 on the offensive glass).
Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in this matchup. Edwards earned 29 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He converted 11 out of 23 for this game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and added 8 rebounds.
Minnesota has a record of 40-17 so far this year. The Timberwolves commit 19.4 fouls every game while shooting 78.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Minnesota has scored 6,476 points so far this season (113.6 per contest) and they snag 44.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which is 8th in basketball.
The Minnesota defense gives up 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (645 of 1,850) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.2 dimes and 40.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 2nd and 3rd in basketball. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 1st in the league in points allowed per game with 106.4. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (1st in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio
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