Minnesota Timberwolves vs Indiana Pacers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 16/12/2023, 07:05  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Minnesota Timberwolves will welcome the Indiana Pacers in their next NBA regular season assignment. They arrive for this match while leading in the Western Conference while the Pacers are sixth in the East. Aside from being the best team in the West, Minnesota also possess the second-best record in the entire NBA. Chris Finch’s men have won 18 of their 23 matches and got back to winning ways last time out. They defeated conference rivals Dallas 119-101 after seeing a six-match winning run come to an end in New Orleans. The Timberwolves haven’t been the most exciting offensive team and are ranked 19th in this regard. But defensively they have overwhelmed teams and the 105.7 points they are allowing their opponents is bettered by only one other team. Defence will be key here as they are coming up against an explosive side. Minnesota, who have won 10 of 11 games at home, could be without Anthony Edwards here due to a hip problem.

The Indiana Pacers have stuttered in their most recent fixtures and have won only once in four outings. They have lost their last two with the latest being inflicted, rather shockingly, by the lowly-ranked Wizards. The trip to Minnesota will be the last of a four-game road trip and they will hope to head back home with a win. Indiana have the league’s best offence and are averaging 128.2 points a game. Most of their matches have been slugfests though as defensively they have given up almost a similar number to their opponents. Only one other team is giving up more points than the 126 the Pacers are allowing. The loss in Washington saw them drop to three games above .500. No injuries have been reported from their last match.