Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (23-36) are on their way to Target Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Minnesota Timberwolves (38-23).

The Grizzlies played the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 125-106 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 16 and the Pacers accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also made 15 of their 39 tries from distance. Indiana finished the game shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 19 attempts. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 9 blocked shots. Indiana totaled 29 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Memphis allowed the other team to go 48.8% from the field on 39 out of 80 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 14 of 14 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Memphis walked away from the game having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (48 of 94) and made 15 out of their 35 3-point attempts.

Taylor Hendricks is one player who was a major contributor in the game. Hendricks finished the contest at 63.6% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Memphis will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 23-36 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Memphis is snagging 44.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,706 dimes for the season, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (796 of 2,252) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They average 115.7 pts per contest (15th in the league) while going 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,622 relinquished on the year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,530 of 5,371) and they concede 45.1 boards per game as a team. They concede 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 23rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.7).

In their last game, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 117-108 when they played the Nuggets. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota permitted Denver to get 44 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.3% from beyond the perimeter via 6 of 22 and ended up going 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Timberwolves allowed the Nuggets to convert 41 of 85 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves went 46 out of 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, Minnesota knocked down 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.9%. The Nuggets committed 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the matchup.

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in the matchup. He made 9 out of 19 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Edwards scored 21 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 38-23 on the season. The Timberwolves are committing 21.2 fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per game (14th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. Minnesota has 7,267 points this year (119.1 per contest) and they collect 44.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG given up with 114.6. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Minnesota defense gives up 36.0% on shots from distance (759 of 2,111) and their opposition knocks down 77.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.9 assists and 43.1 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 10th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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