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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 21 Oct 2017
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 100-97
19-16 27-26 24-23 30-32
Position#14
Record0-1
FormLLLLL
Points / game99.0
Allowed / game107.0
Minnesota Timberwolves 🏆
USA
vs
Utah Jazz
USA
Position#9
Record1-0
FormLLLLW
Points / game106.0
Allowed / game96.0
USANBA· Target Center
NBA2017-18
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Utah Jazz winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Minnesota TimberwolvesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormTimberwolves
Date
Competition
Los Angeles Lakers
#28
W
119-104
119
104
+15
112avg 98
H31/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#23
L
117-123
117
123
-6
108avg 98
H02/04
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#18
W
110-109
110
109
+1
106avg 98
H03/04
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
107-121
107
121
-14
95avg 98
A05/04
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#18
L
98-105
98
105
-7
86avg 98
A07/04
NBA
Utah Jazz
#8
L
113-120
113
120
-7
106avg 98
A08/04
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#28
L
109-110
109
110
-1
106avg 98
A10/04
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
98-100
98
100
-2
84avg 98
H12/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#3
L
118-123
118
123
-5
122avg 98
A13/04
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#13
L
99-107
99
107
-8
89avg 98
A19/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
37-37
30-23
29-22
23-22
31-18
28-37
26-36
32-32
29-23
20-34
37-26
24-26
32-32
28-36
26-36
21-17
34-20
27-33
26-27
11-25
31-29
29-26
28-40
25-25
21-29
30-24
28-25
30-32
16-33
27-23
29-15
26-29
32-33
28-27
21-35
37-28
25-32
24-21
28-34
22-20
221.0Avg total
108.8Scored
112.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)99.0107.0206.0-8.00%
Season at homeno games
Season away (1)99.0107.0206.0-8.00%
Last 10 (10)108.8112.2221.0-3.420%
Last 5 (5)107.4112.0219.4-4.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)107.6109.2216.8-1.630%
vs Similar ◀ (17)106.1107.1213.2-1.141%
vs Weaker (3)115.7114.7230.3+1.033%
This opponent (Utah Jazz) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah JazzUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormJazz
Date
Competition
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
L
106-111
106
111
-5
93avg 93
H22/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
105-98
105
98
+7
105avg 93
H24/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
96-92
96
92
+4
91avg 93
A26/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
L
93-98
93
98
-5
78avg 93
H29/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
104-91
104
91
+13
101avg 93
A30/04
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
94-106
94
106
-12
90avg 93
A03/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
104-115
104
115
-11
92avg 93
A05/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
91-102
91
102
-11
79avg 93
H07/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
95-121
95
121
-26
73avg 93
H09/05
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#12
W
106-96
106
96
+10
103avg 93
H19/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
34-21
24-28
26-33
22-29
24-26
31-26
22-28
28-18
19-21
27-22
18-15
32-34
22-20
23-27
25-31
23-20
24-24
22-15
33-24
25-28
21-27
25-31
27-26
21-22
15-33
32-27
35-32
22-23
17-27
33-22
20-23
21-30
17-39
35-21
27-33
16-28
21-30
28-28
29-25
28-13
202.4Avg total
99.4Scored
103.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)106.096.0202.0+10.0100%
Season at home (1)106.096.0202.0+10.0100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)99.4103.0202.4-3.640%
Last 5 (5)98.0108.0206.0-10.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)97.8108.6206.4-10.820%
vs Similar ◀ (18)99.7100.2199.8-0.550%
vs Weaker (7)105.395.3200.6+10.086%
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-7-3+0+3+7Q1Q1: +0.2+0.2Q1: -5.4-5.4Q2Q2: -1.3-1.3Q2: +3.3+3.3Q3Q3: -1.8-1.8Q3: -0.8-0.8Q4Q4: -0.5-0.5Q4: -0.7-0.7
-7-3+0+3+7Q1Q1: +0.2+0.2Q1: -5.4-5.4Q2Q2: -1.3-1.3Q2: +3.3+3.3Q3Q3: -1.8-1.8Q3: -0.8-0.8Q4Q4: -0.5-0.5Q4: -0.7-0.7
Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Los Angeles Lakers
#28
W
67-60
67
60
+7
H31/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#23
W
59-55
59
55
+4
H02/04
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#18
L
49-57
49
57
-8
H03/04
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
60-68
60
68
-8
A05/04
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#18
W
61-53
61
53
+8
A07/04
NBA
Utah Jazz
#8
W
60-55
60
55
+5
A08/04
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#28
L
51-53
51
53
-2
A10/04
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
43-56
43
56
-13
H12/04
NBA
Houston Rockets
#3
D
60-60
60
60
+0
A13/04
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#13
L
49-53
49
53
-4
A19/10
NBA
112.9Avg total
55.9Scored
57.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.554.1110.6+2.463%-
Last 30 at home (12)57.153.7110.8+3.475%-
Last 30 away (18)56.154.4110.5+1.756%-
Last 10 (10)55.957.0112.9-1.140%-
Last 5 (5)52.655.4108.0-2.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)57.654.6112.2+3.060%-
vs Similar ◀ (17)54.953.5108.5+1.465%-
vs Weaker (3)61.755.7117.3+6.067%-
This opponent (Utah Jazz) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Utah JazzLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
58-49
58
49
+9
H22/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
55-52
55
52
+3
H24/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
46-43
46
43
+3
A26/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
L
45-47
45
47
-2
H29/04
NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
#6
W
46-39
46
39
+7
A30/04
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
46-58
46
58
-12
A03/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
47-60
47
60
-13
A05/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
W
50-49
50
49
+1
H07/05
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#1
L
52-60
52
60
-8
H09/05
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#12
L
49-58
49
58
-9
H19/10
NBA
100.9Avg total
49.4Scored
51.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)49.149.999.0-0.843%-
Last 30 at home (13)50.951.0101.9-0.154%-
Last 30 away (17)47.749.096.7-1.335%-
Last 10 (10)49.451.5100.9-2.150%-
Last 5 (5)48.857.0105.8-8.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)48.855.6104.4-6.820%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)48.649.297.7-0.644%-
vs Weaker (7)50.747.698.3+3.157%-
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Minnesota Timberwolvestheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Minnesota Timberwolves: 108.8 points a game scored
🏀🏀62%
🏀🏀🏀18%
🏀20%
🏀🏀 2-pointers67.8 pts a game · 62% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers19.5 pts a game · 18% of the points
🏀 Free throws21.5 pts a game · 20% of the points
League average for comparison: 106.1 points a game
55%
30%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)		League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers67.733.9
50.1%
51.0%67.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers18.76.5
34.8%
36.1%19.5
🏀 Free throws26.421.5
81.4%
76.5%21.5
They take 86.4 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 18.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 22% of their shots are threes (league average: 34%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Utah Jazztheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Utah Jazz: 99.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀54%
🏀🏀🏀29%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers53.6 pts a game · 54% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.5 pts a game · 29% of the points
🏀 Free throws17.3 pts a game · 17% of the points
League average for comparison: 106.1 points a game
55%
30%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)		League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers52.926.8
50.7%
51.0%53.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers26.59.5
35.8%
36.1%28.5
🏀 Free throws23.217.3
74.6%
76.5%17.3
They take 79.4 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 26.5 of them are 3-pointers, so 33% of their shots are threes (league average: 34%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 21 Oct 2017 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Minnesota Timberwolves
LLLLLLLWLW
Utah Jazz
WLLLLWLWWL
#14
League position
#9
-3.5
Net rating
-3.8
111.0
Offensive rating
106.1
114.5
Defensive rating
110.0
50.5%
Effective FG%
51.7%
55.5%
Opp. effective FG%
53.6%
12.3%
Turnover %
11.7%
26.5%
Off. rebound %
17.5%
0.31
Free-throw rate
0.29
34.8%
3-point %
35.8%
62.9%
Assist %
57.6%
20%
Form (last 10/10)
40%

Profile

Offence111.0 · 106.1Defence114.5 · 110.0Shooting50.5% · 51.7%3-point %34.8% · 35.8%Ball care12.3% · 11.7%Off. rebounds26.5% · 17.5%Free throws0.31 · 0.29Form (last 10/10)20% · 40%
■ Minnesota Timberwolves   ■ Utah Jazz
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Minnesota Timberwolves wins
7
Utah Jazz wins
DateGameScore
08/04/17Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves120-113
02/03/17Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves80-107
08/01/17Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz92-94
29/11/16Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz103-112
02/04/16Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves98-85
27/03/16Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz84-93
30/01/16Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves103-90
31/12/15Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz94-80
31/03/15Minnesota Timberwolves v Utah Jazz84-104
24/03/15Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves104-106 OT
Minnesota Timberwolveslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/10/17ASan Antonio Spurs99-107
13/04/17AHouston Rockets118-123
12/04/17HOklahoma City Thunder98-100
10/04/17ALos Angeles Lakers109-110
08/04/17AUtah Jazz113-120
07/04/17APortland Trail Blazers98-105
05/04/17AGolden State Warriors107-121
03/04/17HPortland Trail Blazers110-109
02/04/17HSacramento Kings117-123
31/03/17HLos Angeles Lakers119-104
Utah Jazzlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/10/17HDenver Nuggets106-96
09/05/17HGolden State Warriors95-121
07/05/17HGolden State Warriors91-102
05/05/17AGolden State Warriors104-115
03/05/17AGolden State Warriors94-106
30/04/17ALos Angeles Clippers104-91
29/04/17HLos Angeles Clippers93-98
26/04/17ALos Angeles Clippers96-92
24/04/17HLos Angeles Clippers105-98
22/04/17HLos Angeles Clippers106-111

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA 2017-18
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallL0%
Home--
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1-1
Win %0%-0%
Points / game99.0-99.0
Allowed / game107.0-107.0
Point differential-8.0--8.0
Avg total206.0-206.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%-0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%-0%
Utah Jazz
NBA 2017-18
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallW100%
HomeW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games11-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game106.0106.0-
Allowed / game96.096.0-
Point differential+10.0+10.0-
Avg total202.0202.0-
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%-
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Portland Trail Blazers220100%119.086.0+33.0
2 Oklahoma City Thunder110100%105.084.0+21.0
3 Toronto Raptors110100%117.0100.0+17.0
4 Los Angeles Clippers110100%108.092.0+16.0
5 Memphis Grizzlies110100%103.091.0+12.0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers220100%109.098.0+11.0
7 Utah Jazz110100%106.096.0+10.0
8 San Antonio Spurs110100%107.099.0+8.0
9 Washington Wizards220100%117.5113.0+4.5
10 Houston Rockets220100%113.5110.5+3.0
11 Detroit Pistons21150%106.5102.5+4.0
12 Charlotte Hornets21150%99.596.5+3.0
13 Orlando Magic21150%118.5117.5+1.0
14 Brooklyn Nets21150%128.5130.5-2.0
15 Indiana Pacers21150%118.0122.5-4.5
16 Milwaukee Bucks21150%102.5108.0-5.5
17 Atlanta Hawks21150%104.0110.0-6.0
18 Boston Celtics31233%100.3100.7-0.3
19 Golden State Warriors1010%121.0122.0-1.0
20 Sacramento Kings1010%100.0105.0-5.0
21 Dallas Mavericks1010%111.0117.0-6.0
22 Miami Heat1010%109.0116.0-7.0
23 Philadelphia 76ers2020%103.5111.0-7.5
24 Minnesota Timberwolves1010%99.0107.0-8.0
25 Denver Nuggets1010%96.0106.0-10.0
26 New Orleans Pelicans1010%91.0103.0-12.0
27 Los Angeles Lakers1010%92.0108.0-16.0
28 Chicago Bulls1010%100.0117.0-17.0
29 New York Knicks1010%84.0105.0-21.0
30 Phoenix Suns1010%76.0124.0-48.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Minnesota Timberwolves19272430100
Utah Jazz1626233297
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