Suns vs. Timberwolves Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

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29 March 2023

Suns vs. Timberwolves Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves (39-37) will look to secure an upset of Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (40-35) on March 29, 2023. The Suns are a 6-point favorite. A 235-point total is set for the matchup.

Suns vs. Timberwolves Odds

Suns odds to win: -238
Timberwolves odds to win: +198
Spread: Suns (-6)
Total: 235

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Game Time and Information

When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Where: Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona
TV: ESPN, BSAZ, and BSN

Who Will Win Suns vs. Timberwolves?

Suns and Timberwolves Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

When they have played as at least 6-point favorites this season, the Suns are 11-9-1 against the spread.

The Timberwolves have a 6-6 record against the spread when an underdog by 6 points or more this year.

These two teams average a combined 229.6 points per game, 5.4 fewer points than the over/under of 235 set for this matchup.

Phoenix and Minnesota have seen its opponents average a combined 7.1 fewer points per game than the over/under of 235 set for this game.

The average over/under the Suns have had set in games this year is 9.4 fewer points than this outing’s point total.

The average point total for Minnesota this season is 3.1 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

Phoenix has a 37-35-3 record against the spread this season.

So far this year, the Timberwolves have compiled a 36-38-2 record against the spread.

Suns Stats & Insights

The Suns are outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game with a +140 scoring differential overall. They put up 113.7 points per game (18th in the NBA) and give up 111.9 per contest (fifth in the league).

The 44.1 rebounds per game the Suns average rank 10th in the NBA, and are 1.6 more than the 42.5 their opponents grab per contest.

Phoenix makes 12.3 three-pointers per game (13th in the league), while its opponents have made 11.5 on average.

The Suns rank 15th in the NBA with 112.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and eighth in the league defensively with 110.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Suns have scored at a higher clip when playing at home than on the road in the 2022-23 season (114.5 at home versus 113 on the road), though they have given up fewer points at home than in road games (109.9 opponent points per home game versus 113.6 on the road).

Timberwolves Stats & Insights

The Timberwolves have a -12 scoring differential, putting up 115.9 points per game (11th in league) and allowing 116 (18th in NBA).

Minnesota loses the rebound battle by 2.9 boards on average. It records 41.6 rebounds per game, 23rd in the league, while its opponents pull down 44.5.

The Timberwolves hit 12.1 three-pointers per game (15th in the league), while their opponents have made 12.6 on average.

The Timberwolves’ 111.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 22nd in the NBA, and the 111.2 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 10th in the league.

In 2022-23 Minnesota is averaging 1.1 more points per game at home (116.4) than away (115.3).

Suns Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Suns this season is Booker (among active players), who averages 28.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game.

Deandre Ayton adds 18.2 points, 1.8 assists and 10.1 rebounds per outing. Chris Paul puts up 13.6 points, 9.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Damion Lee makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Suns, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.5 per contest.

Paul averages 1.6 steals per game, while Bismack Biyombo has 1.3 blocks per contest.