Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Phoenix is on the road playing Minnesota at the Target Center stadium on Friday, 1/13/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Minnesota -2.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Minnesota -3.25.

Phoenix Team Statistics

This season, Phoenix has a record of 1-2. The team averages 112.7 points per game (17th in basketball) while hitting 46.4% of their field goals. The Suns have made 38.2% of their three-point shots (554 of 1,450) and 79.7% of their free throws. The Phoenix Suns average 43.2 rebounds per game and have 1,141 dimes on the season, ranking them fourth in the league in terms of passing the ball. The team turnovers 14.1 times per game and commits 21.0 fouls per game as a whole.

Defensively, the Suns force 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. The Suns are allowing 36.1% on 3-point shots while they are 10th in the league in opponents PPG (111.4). They allow a field goal percentage of 47.1% (1,715 of 3,642) and surrender 42.8 boards per game. So far this season, they have surrendered 997 assists, ranking 7th in the league.

With a power ranking of 3, Phoenix is ranked #17 in offense (scoring an average of 112.65 per game), #10 in defense (allowing an average of 111.40 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-22 (21-22 ATS) this season.

Minnesota Team Statistics

So far this season, Minnesota is 20-22. Every game, the Timberwolves commit 22.0 personal fouls and shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. They dish out assists 25.4 times per game (11th in basketball) and turn the ball over 16.0 times a game. On the season, Minnesota has scored 4,820 points (114.8 per game) and collected 41.9 boards. The Timberwolves have a 49.1% field goal percentage, which is third in the league.