Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Peacock

The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-3) are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Monday where they will take on the Brooklyn Nets (0-5).

The Timberwolves faced the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-115 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 23 while the Lakers finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They made 11 of 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. Los Angeles shot 68.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 22 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 34 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the floor on 45 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for the game as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 47 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 18 of their 22 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Minnesota ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (41 of 82) and made 15 of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Julius Randle is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 33 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Randle finished 50.0% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Minnesota will take the court with a mark of 2-3 so far this season. They have an average of 114.2 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while going 47.8% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.7% on three-point attempts (63 of 163) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 40.0 boards per game and has racked up 113 assists so far this season, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 25.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.0). The Timberwolves are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.3% (211 of 428) and they concede 42.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 133 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Nets took a loss by a score of 117-112 against the Hawks. The Nets snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Hawks were called for 26 fouls in the matchup which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to convert 21 of them for a clip of 77.8%. When discussing shooting from distance, Brooklyn buried 11 of 37 tries (29.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets shot 40 for 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Nets allowed the Hawks to make 44 of 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3% for the matchup. They finished 39.4% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Atlanta to pull down 56 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Michael Porter Jr. ended up being a factor for the Nets for this contest. He made 12 out of 20 for the game for a rate of 60.0%, and added 9 rebounds. Porter earned 32 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 0-5 on the campaign. The Nets are responsible for committing 25.4 fouls per game while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.4 times per contest (21st in the league) and they turn it over 15.8 times per game. Brooklyn has totaled 569 points on the campaign (113.8 per contest) and they pull down 38.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Nets are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 44.7% on 3-point attempts (76 of 170) and opponents are making 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 30.2 dimes and 42.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 29th and 12th in the NBA. The Nets on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 127.8. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 52.3% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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