Henry Roldán
The year 2022 closes with an interesting basketball lineup in the NBA, and one of those games is the Pistons vs Timberwolves .
Detroit arrives to this game as the worst team in the league, and having played a game, and lost, against the Bulls on the previous Friday night. Menwhile, Minnesota is not going through a good moment, and the team will also see action against the Bucks. At JefeBet we bring you the preview of the Detroit Pistons vs Minnesota Timberwolves game.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Pistons vs Timberwolves NBA Regular Season Game on December 31, 2022.
- Where: Target Center – Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- When: Saturday, December 31, 2022, 8:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Detroit Pistons
- Regular season record: 9-28.
The Pistons’ season is far from what was expected of them, and things may get uglier with a five-game road trip starting this Friday in Chicago.
The game against Minnesota will be the second of a road trip that could end up sinking the quintet further down, a team that has a 5-13 record playing away from home, which is also the worst record in the NBA. In addition, the team will be playing without the suspended Killian Hayes for the next three games.
That, added to Cade Cunningham’s early injury, Detroit is the seventh-worst team in terms of average points per game, and much of that is due to shooting just 44.8% from the field, the third-worst average in the circuit .
On the defensive side, the performance is even worse. If you don’t score much, you can’t do much if you have the second worst average of points received per game with 118.5. Detroit not only allows the fourth best shooting percentage from the field, but they are second in fouls committed, and their opponents have the fourth highest number of visits to the free throw line.
Betting on the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Regular season record: 16-19.
The Timberwolves were very aggressive in the trade market when bringing Rudy Gobert to the team, a move that so far hasn’t been fruitful. With four losses in a row, and with Karl-Anthony Towns injured, Minnesota is currently out of a postseason berth and in 11th place in the Western Conference.
To that we must add that before starting a four-game at home stretch against the Pistons on Saturday, they must face the Bucks, one of the best teams in the league, on Friday.
The main problem with this team has been inconsistency on both sides of the court. An example of this is that on defense they are among the best at stopping shots from the field, but they are also among the worst at defending long distance shots .
On offense, they are third in points scored from the field, but rank in the bottom 10 in long distance shooting and effectiveness at the free throw line.
JefeBet Prediction
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