Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Minnesota Timberwolves (10-5) are en route to Golden 1 Center on Monday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (3-13).

The Timberwolves faced the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 120-109 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 15 and the Wizards finished the game with 26 fouls. They also converted 14 of 32 attempts from 3-point range. Washington finished 75.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 shots. In addition, Washington snagged 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Washington doled out 25 assists and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 43 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for this game while forcing 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 50 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 23 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 71.9%. Minnesota wrapped up the game with a 44.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 94) and buried 13 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Julius Randle is one player who was important in the matchup. He left the arena with 32 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Randle ended up going 57.9% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes.

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Minnesota heads into this contest with a mark of 10-5 so far this season. They average 120.6 pts per game (8th in basketball) while hitting 49.3% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (207 of 542) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 44.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 398 dimes this year, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in the league in opponents PPG (114.1). The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (606 of 1,333) and they relinquish 43.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 395 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 137-96 when they played the Grizzlies. The Kings collected 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Grizzlies were called for 11 personal fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Sacramento made 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Kings ended up shooting 37 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3%. The Kings permitted the Grizzlies to bury 50 out of 99 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5% for the contest. They finished 31.5% from three-point range by going 17 of 54 and ended up shooting 20 out of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). In the matter of rebounds, Sacramento allowed Memphis to pull down 49 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Zach LaVine was important for the Kings for this game. LaVine racked up 26 points in his 26 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for the contest. He converted 10 of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 3-13 on the season. The Kings are committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per game (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per contest. Sacramento has scored 1,776 points on the campaign (111.0 per game) and they collect 39.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Kings are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (217 of 610) and their opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 29.8 assists and 46.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 29th and 25th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 124.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.7% from the field (29th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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