Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/18/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (20-48) are headed to Target Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (41-27).

The Jazz took the court against the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-111 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 16 and the Kings finished the game with 19 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. Sacramento went 82.1% at the free throw line by converting 23 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Sacramento collected 50 boards (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Sacramento dished out 28 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 48.2% from the floor on 41 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 17 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 68.0%. Utah finished the contest with a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 of 86) and made 12 out of their 36 shots from distance.

Cody Williams is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Williams went 60.0% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and collected 7 boards. He had 34 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Utah will play this contest with a win-loss record of 20-48 on the year. They are turning it over 15.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is snagging 43.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,996 assists this season, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are shooting 34.8% from downtown (879 of 2,525) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.3 points per game (8th in basketball) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,065 surrendered for the season. The Jazz are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.9% (3,010 of 6,158) and they relinquish 45.2 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.0% on three-point shots and they rank 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (124.9).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 116-103 when they played the Thunder. The Timberwolves were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 25 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Thunder were called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.7%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Minnesota converted 15 of their 33 tries (45.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves ended up going 36 out of 77 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. The Timberwolves permitted the Thunder to knock down 42 out of their 101 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.6% in this game. They finished 37.5% from downtown by going 15 of 40 and finished the game at 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota allowed Oklahoma City to get 44 overall (15 offensive).

Julius Randle ended up having an impact for the Timberwolves for the game. Randle earned 32 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this matchup. He made 11 out of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 41-27 this season. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 21.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per game (16th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per contest. Minnesota has tallied 8,055 points this season (118.5 per game) and they grab 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in basketball.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 15th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.2. They have forced 14.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Minnesota defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (852 of 2,367) and their opponents are converting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.1 dimes and 42.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 10th and 9th in basketball.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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