The Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 17.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 01:00 UK;
Venue – Target Center (18.798);
City – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+6) for Wizards – 1.54.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 233 – 1.852.
The teams are meeting for the second time in the regular season. The previous meeting, held in late November, ended in a victory for the Wizards (142-127). However, the home and away stats, as well as the current form of the teams, give the Timberwolves a slight advantage
In the last ten meetings, the Wolves had six wins. In that span, the team scored an average of 119.2 points per game, allowing their opponents to score 118. The Wizards were averaging 117.5 points on offence and 112.8 defensive points per game.
The Timberwolves earned an away win over the Dallas Mavericks (124-121) on game day last week. Anthony Edwards was the Timberwolves’ top scorer with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
The Minnesota Wolves also had wins over the Utah Jazz (143-118) and Denver Nuggets (128-98). There were bad games against the Memphis Grizzlies (107-128) and Denver Nuggets (112-146).
The Wolves have a positive balance of wins and losses. The team ranks 7th in the Western Conference with 31 wins and 29 losses.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 115.6 points per game.
Kyle Kuzma successfully returned to the Wizards’ playing rhythm. The team leader had an ankle injury. Kuzma distinguished himself in the first game. The player scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists against the Trail Blazers. The Wizards won with a score of 126-101.
In the last five games, the Wizards had two more wins over the Indiana Pacers (127-131) and Charlotte Hornets (118-104). There were also two losses to the Golden State Warriors (126-135) and Cleveland Cavaliers (91-114).
At the moment, the Wizards rank 10th in their conference. In 57 games the team has won 27 games and suffered 30 losses.
In eight of the previous nine fixtures, there have been at least 239 points.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Minnesota Timberwolves: Mike Conley Jr. – Anthony Edwards – Jaden McDaniels – Taurean Prince – Rudy Gobert.
Washington Wizards: Monté Morris – Bradley Beal – Corey Kispert – Kyle Kuzma – Kristaps Porziņģis.
Karl-Anthony Towns (Out), Rudy Gobert (Day-to-day) and Kyle Anderson (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
There are no injured players for the Washington Wizards.
The fixture will be played at Target Center (18.798) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 17th of February, 2023, at 01:00 UK Time.
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