Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets 10/23/2019 Picks Predictions

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The Minnesota Timberwolves visit “The City that Never Sleeps” to clash with the Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Timberwolves finished its 2018-2019 season at 11th place in the Western Conference with a 36-46 win/loss cap. Minnesota started out the preseason with two straight losses to the Suns (106-111) at the Talking Stick Arena Resort in Phoenix, Arizona and the Golden State Warriors (123-143) at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. The Timberwolves won its 3rd and 4th matches over the Maccabi Haifa (131-101) and against the Indiana Pacers (119-111). The recent match was lost to the Milwaukee Bucks (96-118) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Timberwolves are fielding Center Karl Anthony Towns, SF Robert Covington, PG Jeff Teague, SF Andrew Wiggins, and SG Josh Okogie for their first 5 starters on Wednesday. Jeff Teague still has what it takes to ride the wave of competition. At age 31, he is entering the fading days of glory and will be a catalyst on passing rather than a shooter he was in his early days. Leading scorer for the team is Center Karl Anthony Towns at 17.2 ppg, Forward Robert Covington in rebounds (8.6 rpg), and Guard Shabazz Napier in assists (3.8 apg). Minnesota preseason rankings are 7th in ppg, 12 in apg, 6th in rpg, and 27th in oppg. The Timberwolves are 4-1 SU in its last 5 matches against the Nets and 6 out of its last 6 games on the road went under the totals.

While in Brooklyn, the Nets won 3 out of its 5 preseason matches losing its first game to the 76ers (100-122) at the Wells fargo Center in Philadelphia. The next 3 matches delivered victories to the Nets over Franca (FBC) at a score of 137-89 and back to back wins against the La Lakers (114-111) and (91-77) respectively. The recent match was lost to visiting Toronto Raptors (107-123). The Nets managed to qualify for the playoffs at 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 42-40 win/loss tally last year. Brooklyn lost in the first round playoffs to the Philadelphia 76ers (4-1).

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets Predictions 10/23/2019

The Brooklyn Nets first 5 starters are F Rodion Kurucs, F Taurean Prince, G Spencer Dinwiddie, G Joe Harris, and Center De’Andre Jordan. The preseason rankings of the Brooklyn Nets are 12th in ppg, 6th in apg, 12th in rpg, and 4th in oppg. The Brooklyn Nets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 matches and 4 out of its last 5 games with the Timberwolves went under the totals.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets. The NBA Pick for the season opener is the Brooklyn Nets -5.5. Nets SF Kevin Durant is out of the season with a torn Achilles. The Brooklyn Nets extended Taurean Prince contract to another 2 years worth $29 million. Prince has an average of 13.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 2.1 assists last year. The Brooklyn Nets are predicted to win this match but will fall short on the spread to a score of 115-111.

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