Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (13-8) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (6-16) at Target Center on Saturday.

The Clippers played the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 115-92 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 18 and the Hawks accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 39 attempts from long range. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 shots. In addition, Atlanta totaled 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 1 block. Atlanta dished out 20 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Los Angeles allowed 40.0% from the floor on 34 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 54 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (44 out of 89) and buried 10 of 32 shots from downtown.

James Harden is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He scored 27 points on 11 out of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also collected 4 rebounds. Harden went 45.8% from the floor and also recorded 9 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-16 so far this season. They average 112.5 points per contest (26th in the NBA) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 35.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (277 of 780) and 84.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 41.7 boards per game and has accumulated 528 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 21st in the NBA in allowing assists with 590 surrendered on the year. The Clippers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (927 of 1,952) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 39.0% on shots from distance while they are 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (117.5).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 149-142 when they played the Pelicans. Concerning how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted New Orleans to pull down 42 in total (6 offensive). They finished 57.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 of 21 and ended up shooting 30 of 35 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Timberwolves allowed the Pelicans to make 50 out of 91 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.9% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves finished shooting 52 out of 104 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Minnesota converted 20 of their 51 tries (39.2%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.2%. The Pelicans were called for 23 fouls in this contest which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Timberwolves were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup.

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in this contest. Edwards scored 44 points in his 47 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this game. He knocked down 16 out of 30 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 13-8 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which is 6th in the NBA. Minnesota has scored 2,532 points this year (120.6 per game) and they grab 43.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Timberwolves have committed 22.5 fouls every game and they shoot 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 115.4. They have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (10th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point shots (259 of 722) and their opposition makes 77.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.4 dimes and 43.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 9th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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