Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBA TV

The Boston Celtics (10-8) are on their way to Target Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-8).

The Celtics faced off with the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 117-114 in their last contest. Boston finished the contest with a 43.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 87) and buried 20 of their 43 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 21 of 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 39.8% from the floor on 37 of 93 shooting. Detroit earned 20 assists and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Detroit snagged 56 rebounds (21 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Detroit finished the game shooting 80.6% from the charity stripe by burying 29 of their 36 shots. They also converted 11 of 36 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 27 while the Pistons totaled 18 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one player who was important for this contest. He left the arena with 33 points on 12 out of 32 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also pulled down 10 boards. Brown went 37.5% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Boston will enter this contest with a mark of 10-8 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 23.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Boston is collecting 44.4 boards per game and has accounted for 441 dimes this year, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (276 of 773) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.8 pts per contest (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Celtics are able to force 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.8% on three-point shots and they are 2nd in the league in opponents PPG (110.2). The Celtics defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (672 of 1,531) and they relinquish 44.9 boards per contest as a team. They are 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 445 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 113-105 when they played the Thunder. The Timberwolves were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest. They gave up possession 16 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Thunder committed 25 personal fouls for this game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 37 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 59.5%. In terms of shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 17 out of their 37 attempts (45.9%). Overall, the Timberwolves ended up shooting 33 out of 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.3%. The Timberwolves allowed the Thunder to convert 38 out of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5% in this matchup. They went 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 26 and finished the contest at 30 out of 38 from the charity stripe (78.9%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 39 in all (5 offensive).

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves in the game. Edwards scored 31 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the contest. He buried 9 out of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 10-8 on the season. The Timberwolves commit 23.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.7 times per game (21st in basketball) and they turn it over 15.4 times per game. Minnesota has earned 2,139 points on the season (118.8 per game) and they pull down 44.2 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Timberwolves are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the NBA.

The Minnesota defense gives up 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (223 of 622) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.9 dimes and 43.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 10th and 14th in the NBA. The Timberwolves are ranked 9th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 114.2. They have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (9th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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