**Wolves Should Cruise Past Lottery-Bound Pacers**
The matchup to watch is Anthony Edwards against Indiana's porous perimeter defense, which ranks 28th in opponent three-point percentage at 37.8%.
Minnesota's won seven of their last ten and they're fighting for playoff seeding in a tight Western Conference race. Indiana's limping to the finish line with 60 losses already—they've dropped four straight and haven't shown much fight since the All-Star break. The Timberwolves are 24-14 at home this season and shouldn't have trouble handling a Pacers squad that's given up an average of 121 points over their last five games.
**Prediction: Timberwolves 118, Pacers 104.** Edwards drops 30 and Minnesota covers comfortably, using this as a tune-up game before tougher matchups ahead.
Predictions are for entertainment purposes only. Not gambling advice.