Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (7-4) will take on the Dallas Mavericks (3-9) on Monday.

The Mavericks faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a final of 123-114 in their last game. Dallas ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (43 of 86) and converted 17 of their 47 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 11 of 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 32 assists in this matchup while creating 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to defending, Dallas let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 44 out of 95 shooting. Phoenix distributed 31 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 10 blocks. Phoenix finished 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 attempts. They also made 14 of their 35 attempts from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 23 while the Suns totaled 20 fouls.

Klay Thompson is one player who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 19 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. Thompson finished the game at 35.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a record of 3-9 this year. They cough up possession 16.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 295 assists on the campaign, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 30.3% on three-point attempts (123 of 406) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 107.8 points per game (30th in the NBA) while going 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 22.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 294 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (507 of 1,104) and they surrender 48.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3).

In their last game, the Timberwolves got the victory with a final of 120-113 against the Jazz. The Timberwolves collected 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Jazz were called for 24 personal fouls in this game which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 26 of those for a rate of 92.9%. When discussing three-point shots, Minnesota converted 10 of their 33 tries (30.3%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves ended up going 42 out of 89 from the floor which had them at 47.2%. The Timberwolves permitted the Jazz to knock down 38 out of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0% in the matchup. They finished 32.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 17 of 52 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Minnesota permitted Utah to get 50 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves in this game. He converted 13 out of 25 for the game giving him a rate of 52.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Edwards earned 35 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and tallied 6 assists in this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 7-4 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are connecting on 50.5% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the league. Minnesota has 1,333 points this season (121.2 per contest) and they grab 41.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 23.1 fouls every game and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense gives up 35.2% on three-point shots (146 of 415) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.9 dimes and 43.6 boards per contest, which is 18th and 14th in basketball. The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 115.7. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (9th in the league).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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