Timberwolves vs. Nets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Oddsmakers expect Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets (43-35) to hold up against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-40). Minnesota is a slight 2-point favorite for the clash on April 4, 2023. The game has a point total of 224.

Timberwolves vs. Nets Odds

• Timberwolves odds to win: -131
• Nets odds to win: +111
• Spread: Timberwolves (-2)
• Total: 224

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Game Time and Information

• When: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV: YES and BSN

Who Will Win Timberwolves vs. Nets?

Timberwolves and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games they have played as at least 2-point favorites this season, the Timberwolves are 9-21-2 against the spread.

The Nets have an 18-10 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 2 points or more this year.

The Timberwolves and the Nets combine to average 5.1 more points per game than the total of 224 set for this matchup.

Minnesota and Brooklyn have seen its opponents average a combined 4.6 more points per game than the point total of 224 set in this matchup.

The Timberwolves’ average point total in matchups this year is 231.4, 7.4 points higher than the over/under in this game.

The average over/under in Brooklyn’s games this year is 2.4 more points than the point total of 224 in this outing.

Minnesota is 36-41-2 against the spread this season.

The Nets have gone 41-37-0 ATS this year.

Timberwolves Stats & Insights

The Timberwolves have a -33 scoring differential, putting up 115.5 points per game (13th in the league) and giving up 115.9 (18th in the NBA).

The 41.8 rebounds per game the Timberwolves average rank 23rd in the league, and are 2.9 fewer than the 44.7 their opponents pull down per outing.

Minnesota connects on 12.1 three-pointers per game (14th in the league) compared to its opponents’ 12.4. It shoots 36.2% from deep while its opponents hit 37% from long range.

The Timberwolves’ 111 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 23rd in the NBA, and the 111.2 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 10th in the league.

So far in 2022-23, the Timberwolves’ offense has been slightly better at home, where they average 116 points per game, compared to road games, where they put up 114.9 per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they have been slightly tougher in home games, where they give up 115.2 points per game, versus on the road, where they let opponents to average 116.6 per game.

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets put up 113.6 points per game (17th in league) while allowing 112.7 per contest (11th in NBA). They have a +72 scoring differential.

Brooklyn is 29th in the league at 40.5 rebounds per game. That’s 4.6 fewer than the 45.1 its opponents average.

The Nets hit 12.8 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 11.9 on average.

The Nets’ 114.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank seventh in the NBA, and the 112.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 18th in the league.

At home, Brooklyn averages 113.8 points per game. On the road, it averages 113.5.

Timberwolves Key Players to Watch

Edwards leads active Timberwolves players in scoring, tallying 24.5 points per game to go with 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

Mike Conley contributes with 11.6 points, 6.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds a game, and Rudy Gobert adds 13.7 points, 1.2 assists and 11.7 rebounds per matchup.

Edwards leads active Timberwolves in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.7 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Edwards picks up 1.6 takeaways per game, while Gobert collects 1.3 rejections per contest.

Nets Key Players to Watch

Bridges scores 20.2 points per game and also tacks on 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest.

This season, Nicolas Claxton is averaging 12.6 points, 1.9 assists and 9.2 rebounds per game.

Spencer Dinwiddie averages 2.3 made threes per game.

The Nets’ defensive efforts get a boost from Bridges (1.1 steals per game) and Claxton (2.5 blocks per game).

Timberwolves vs. Nets Prediction

• Pick ATS: Nets (+ 2)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224)
  

• Prediction:
  Nets 117 – Timberwolves 112

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