Atlanta Hawks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (26-27) are en route to Target Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-20).

The Hawks faced the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 121-119 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 18 while the Jazz finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 30 shots from distance. Utah finished shooting 65.0% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 20 tries. Moreover, Utah grabbed 49 rebounds (18 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 10 blocked shots. Utah recorded 19 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 46.5% from the field on 47 out of 101 shooting. They also distributed 34 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected a total of 50 with 19 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 17 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (48 of 98) and buried 8 of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Jock Landale is one guy who came through in this game. Landale finished shooting 71.4% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 11 rebounds. He racked up 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a mark of 26-27 on the season. They have an average of 117.5 points per game (8th in basketball) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 37.0% on shots from downtown (770 of 2,079) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 42.4 boards per contest and has 1,632 dimes for the year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They surrender 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 24th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (118.3). The Hawks are allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (2,282 of 4,799) and they concede 46.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 27th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,443 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Timberwolves took home the win by a final score of 128-126 when they faced the Raptors. The Timberwolves recorded 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Raptors earned 21 fouls in this contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 56.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Minnesota converted 16 out of 39 tries (41.0%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves finished the game shooting 49 out of 97 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.5%. The Timberwolves allowed the Raptors to make 47 out of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8% for the contest. They went 48.4% from distance by hitting 15 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Toronto to collect 41 overall (9 offensive).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Timberwolves for the matchup. Edwards earned 30 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 11 of 23 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 32-20 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 48.3% from the field, which is 4th in the league. Minnesota has accumulated 6,220 points for the year (119.6 per contest) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Timberwolves are committing 21.4 fouls per game while shooting 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.8. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (9th in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (646 of 1,819) and opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.2 dimes and 43.2 boards per game, which is ranked 10th and 10th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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