Minnesota's Jimmy Butler will look to get offense going against the Pacers on Tuesday
Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler is averaging just 13.3 points through three games this season.
What It Means:
After averaging a career-high 23.9 points per game for the Chicago Bulls last season, so far Butler isn't scoring as much for his new team. He's averaging just 13.3 points on 39.5% shooting, although he's still contributing in other ways, getting 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. He'll try to bump up his scoring on Tuesday at home against the Indiana Pacers.
Butler is averaging 29.5 FanDuel points this season. For Tuesday, numberFire's models project Butler to improve on that and score 41.1 FanDuel points against the Pacers.
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