Buddy Hield Points Prop is currently Over/Under 14.5 (-105/-125).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Buddy Hield has made a whopping 3.1 shots from downtown per game this season, quite a bit more than his 2.5 mark last season.
The Golden State Warriors have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA this year.
Offensive rebounds maintain possession and generate added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Golden State Warriors rank 4th-best in in the league with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Buddy Hield has converted 95.5% of his free throw attempts this year, ranking him in the 95th percentile among all players in the league.
Buddy Hield is expected to see a rise in output across the board considering having the home court advantage in this matchup.
Favors Under
In terms of offense, the Golden State Warriors's subpar 102.0 points per game settles in as the 3rd-fewest in the NBA over the last 5 games.
The matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves is a tough one for field goals; opposing starting SFs have put up the 3rd-lowest Field Goal% in the NBA this year (40.6%).
The Golden State Warriors will likely suffer a drop-off in opportunities in this contest from facing the 5th-least up-tempo pace offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).
This year, the other team's starting SFs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (10th-lowest in the league) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.