Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Denver Nuggets (9-2) are hitting the road to Target Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (7-4).

The Nuggets faced off with the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 130-116 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 14 while the Clippers recorded 30 fouls. They also converted 16 of 37 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles finished shooting 94.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of 19 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles had 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Los Angeles doled out 28 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Concerning the defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the field on 41 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 42 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Nuggets made 29 of 35 shots for a rate of 82.9%. Denver finished with a 52.4% field goal percentage (44 of 84) and converted 13 out of their 34 shots from downtown.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who came through in this contest. He was able to score 55 points on 18 out of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 12 rebounds. Jokic finished the contest at 78.3% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes.

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Denver will play this game with a win-loss record of 9-2 this year. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Denver is snagging 47.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 324 dimes on the season, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets are shooting 35.5% on three-point attempts (131 of 369) and 84.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 124.5 points per game (2nd in basketball) while hitting 50.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 279 conceded so far this season. The Nuggets defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (438 of 981) and they concede 39.8 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 31.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (111.2).

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 120-113 against the Jazz. The Timberwolves recorded 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Jazz were called for 24 fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 92.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Minnesota converted 10 of their 33 attempts (30.3%). In all, the Timberwolves went 42 for 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.2%. The Timberwolves permitted the Jazz to bury 38 of 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% in the game. They finished shooting 32.7% from three-point range by shooting 17 out of 52 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Utah to get 50 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for this game. He converted 13 out of 25 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Edwards had 35 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 6 assists for this game.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 7-4 this year. The Timberwolves are committing 23.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per game. Minnesota has earned 1,333 points on the season (121.2 per game) and they pull in 41.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are shooting 50.5% from the floor, which is 2nd in basketball.

The Timberwolves are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.7. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (9th in the league). The Minnesota defense allows 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 415) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 43.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 18th and 14th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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