NBA DFS Matchup: Timberwolves-Cavaliers (2024-03-08)

Tonight’s NBA DFS match (Fri, March 8th, 7:30 PM EST) features the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Timberwolves, currently leading the Northwest Division, will face off against the Cavaliers, the Central Division’s second place team, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH. The Timberwolves, coached by Chris Finch, boast an impressive 23-8 road record and an overall standing of 44-19, despite having 5 players sidelined. On the other hand, the Cavaliers under the leadership of J.B. Bickerstaff hold a commendable 21-11 home record and an overall standing of 40-22, with 5 players not participating in this game.

The following data reflects season averages up until today, giving you all the information you need.

Timberwolves-Cavaliers NBA DFS Matchup

At present, the Timberwolves boast 7,140 points, 2,786 rebounds, 1,660 assists and hold a field goal percentage of 48.6%. On the other hand, the Cavaliers are at 7,067 points, with 2,769 rebounds, 1,718 assists, and a field goal percentage standing at 47.9%.

Status & Injury Report

No. Player Name Team Status Issue
45 Donovan Mitchell Cleveland Cavaliers Out Bruise (Leg)
4 Evan Mobley Cleveland Cavaliers Out Sprain (Leg)
13 Tristan Thompson Cleveland Cavaliers Suspension N/A
1 Max Strus Cleveland Cavaliers Out Strain (Leg)
2 Ty Jerome Cleveland Cavaliers Out Surgery (Leg)
32 Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves Out Surgery (Leg)
5 Anthony Edwards Minnesota Timberwolves Day-To-Day Soreness (Leg)
23 Monte Morris Minnesota Timberwolves Out Soreness (Leg)
6 Jordan McLaughlin Minnesota Timberwolves Day-To-Day (Other)
0 Jaylen Clark Minnesota Timberwolves Out Surgery (Leg)

Minnesota Timberwolves Roster

No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
32 Karl-Anthony Towns
Center Out N/A N/A 44.38
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
34.0 1.7 3.2 1.3 8.4 4.4 22.9 10.9 0.8 2.7
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
5 Anthony Edwards
Shooting Guard Day-To-Day $8,800 $9,300 38.22
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
34.3 2.7 4.0 0.6 8.2 3.8 22.8 5.1 1.4 2.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
27 Rudy Gobert
Center Active $7,500 $8,600 35.49
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
30.3 0.0 1.3 2.1 4.7 3.3 12.6 11.7 0.7 1.6
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
10 Mike Conley
Point Guard Active $5,200 $6,100 29.45
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
31.7 1.6 5.7 0.2 5.1 2.6 14.4 3.0 1.4 1.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
21 T.J. Warren
Small Forward Active N/A N/A 24.3
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
27.4 0.7 1.2 0.5 6.0 1.8 14.6 4.0 0.9 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
23 Monte Morris
Point Guard Out $3,800 $4,300 21.25
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
25.1 1.2 3.9 0.2 4.0 1.0 10.2 2.5 0.8 0.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
11 Naz Reid
Center Active $5,400 $5,900 20.95
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
18.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 4.0 1.4 10.5 4.5 0.6 1.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
1 Kyle Anderson
Small Forward Active $4,300 $5,500 20.18
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
21.9 0.4 2.8 0.6 2.7 1.1 6.9 4.4 1.0 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
3 Jaden McDaniels
Power Forward Active $4,200 $5,200 19.94
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
27.4 1.2 1.4 0.8 3.8 0.9 9.7 3.7 0.8 1.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
9 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Shooting Guard Active $4,300 $4,700 16.36
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
19.3 1.4 2.2 0.4 3.0 0.8 8.2 2.3 0.7 1.2
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
6 Jordan McLaughlin
Point Guard Day-To-Day N/A N/A 13.42
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
15.4 0.6 3.2 0.1 1.7 0.4 4.4 1.6 0.9 0.7
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
44 Justin Jackson
Forward Active N/A N/A 11.36
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
17.5 0.8 1.0 0.2 2.3 0.6 6.0 2.3 0.3 0.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
55 Luka Garza
Center Active N/A N/A 9.43
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
9.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 1.9 1.2 5.4 2.4 0.2 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
12 Daishen Nix
Shooting Guard Active N/A N/A 8.95
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
13.3 0.6 1.9 0.1 1.3 0.5 3.6 1.5 0.5 1.2
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
8 Josh Minott
Forward Active N/A N/A 5.2
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
4.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.6 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
33 Leonard Miller
Forward Active N/A N/A 4.88
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
3.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.1 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
7 Wendell Moore Jr.
Guard Active N/A N/A 3.47
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
4.6 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
0 Jaylen Clark
Guard Out N/A N/A 0
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
45 Donovan Mitchell
Shooting Guard Out N/A N/A 39.36
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
34.2 3.0 4.6 0.3 8.9 4.2 24.9 4.3 1.4 2.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
4 Evan Mobley
Power Forward Out N/A N/A 35.9
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
33.5 0.3 2.8 1.6 6.4 2.5 15.6 9.0 0.8 1.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
10 Darius Garland
Point Guard Active N/A N/A 32.47
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
33.8 2.2 6.7 0.1 6.8 2.7 18.5 2.6 1.2 3.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
31 Jarrett Allen
Center Active N/A N/A 30.12
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
28.1 0.0 1.6 1.3 5.0 2.5 12.5 9.1 0.6 1.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
3 Caris LeVert
Shooting Guard Active N/A N/A 26.96
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
28.0 1.5 4.0 0.3 5.3 2.2 14.1 3.8 1.0 1.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
13 Tristan Thompson
Center Suspension N/A N/A 22.54
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
26.1 0.0 1.0 0.7 3.5 1.7 8.8 8.2 0.5 1.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
1 Max Strus
Shooting Guard Out N/A N/A 18.69
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
25.3 2.3 2.1 0.2 3.7 0.8 10.5 3.2 0.5 0.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
35 Isaac Okoro
Small Forward Active N/A N/A 17.33
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
27.4 0.9 1.7 0.4 3.1 1.5 8.5 2.9 0.8 0.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
9 Craig Porter
Guard Active N/A N/A 14.38
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
13.7 0.2 2.6 0.3 2.5 0.9 6.1 2.4 0.5 0.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
2 Ty Jerome
Shooting Guard Out N/A N/A 14.36
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
17.3 1.1 2.6 0.1 2.6 0.7 7.0 1.8 0.6 0.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
32 Dean Wade
Power Forward Active N/A N/A 12.83
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
19.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.8 0.4 5.2 3.4 0.6 0.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
30 Damian Jones
Center Active N/A N/A 12.19
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
13.8 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.0 4.9 3.2 0.3 0.6
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
20 Georges Niang
Small Forward Active N/A N/A 11.41
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
16.4 1.5 0.9 0.1 2.4 0.4 6.8 2.3 0.3 0.6
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
5 Sam Merrill
Shooting Guard Active N/A N/A 9.77
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
12.5 1.6 1.1 0.0 1.9 0.2 5.7 1.6 0.3 0.3
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
15 Isaiah Mobley
Forward Active N/A N/A 6.35
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
6.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.3 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
21 Emoni Bates
Forward Active N/A N/A 4.7
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
7.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.1 1.8 1.0 0.1 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
00 Sharife Cooper
Guard Active N/A N/A 1.18
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
3.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
8 Pete Nance
Forward Active N/A N/A 0
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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