Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Pick and Preview, January 16 (1/16): NBA

Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Pick and Preview, January 16 (1/16): NBA

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Odds
Time 8:10 p.m. EST
Warriors money line +185
Warriors spread +4.5
Timberwolves money line -189
Timberwolves spread -4.5
Over / under 219

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Golden State Warriors Minnesota Timberwolves
Record 31-11 20-22
Road / home record 13-8 11-10
Streak 1W 2L
Points per game 110.17 109.93
Points allowed per game 101.57 109.33
Rebounds per game 46.17 45.52
Rebounds allowed per game 42.19 46.33
Over / under record 14-26-2 22-20

 

Preview

The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves play for the second time this season, Warriors beat the Twolves 123-110 in November and covered the spread as they were -7.5 pts favorites.

The Warriors were on a 4 game losing streak before smashing the Chicago Bulls on the road Friday night. On the other hand the Timberwolves shave lost 2 straight after having won 4 in a row.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

The Dubs are coming from a much needed win vs Bulls. Jonathan Kuminga lead the Warriors with 25 points plus 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Kevon Looney got a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Poole (22), Andrew Wiggins (21), Stephen Curry (19), and Damion Lee (10) were the other double-figure contributors.

The bad news for the Warriors is that Steph Curry falled on his right hand in the first half on Friday, although the injury doesn’t look like it will be serious they'll keep him out on Sunday and Draymond Green still remains out, shortening the strength of the Warriors.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The Twolves are playing good lately but they couldn't do much against one of the hottest teams in the league, the Grizzlies. They were outscored 24-37 in the 3rd quarter against the Grizzlies, which led to their loss in that game. Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell played their roles well and combined 84 points on the night. However, the rest of the team didn't keep up offensively.

They are shooting the ball at just 44%, good for 23rd in the league. In addition, the Wolves are shooting the 3pt ball at 34%, good for 22nd in the league, despite leading the NBA in 3pt field goal attempts. To beat the Warriors, they will need to turn their 3pt shooting into higher percentage and protect the ball better.

Prediction

The Warriors will be in trouble with Curry out, they win only the 27% of the time without him. Minnesota has been surprisingly efficient at home against Golden State, winning six of the last seven meetings between these teams at Target Center. They’re 22-20 ATS for the season, including 11-5 ATS over their last 16 games. Give me the Timberwolves to win and cover the spread.

PICK: Timberwolves -4.5 (-110)

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