Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (3-5) will play the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-4) at Golden 1 Center on Sunday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 137-114 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 14 and the Knicks accounted for 21 personal fouls. They converted 19 of 42 shots from 3-point range. New York went 88.9% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of 9 tries. Moreover, New York collected 50 rebounds (21 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 2 blocks. New York distributed 32 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Minnesota allowed 53.9% from the field on 55 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 15 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (40 of 83) and made 19 of their 40 shots from distance.

Julius Randle is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. Randle finished 57.1% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 32 points on 12 out of 21 shooting.

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Minnesota heads into this one with a mark of 4-4 so far this year. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 23.4 fouls every game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 40.3 boards per game and has earned 207 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing. The Timberwolves are shooting 41.2% on shots from downtown (113 of 274) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.5 points per outing (18th in basketball) while connecting on 49.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Timberwolves have forced 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.4 fouls. They give up 36.3% on three-point shots and they rank 21st in the league in points per game allowed (118.3). The Timberwolves are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (336 of 705) and they relinquish 43.4 boards per game as a group. They rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 213 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 121-116 against the Warriors. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Sacramento permitted Golden State to pull down 44 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 39.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 out of 43 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 at the charity stripe (82.6%). The Kings allowed the Warriors to knock down 40 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Kings ended up going 41 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 49.4%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Sacramento buried 11 out of their 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to make 28 of them for a percentage of 84.8%. The Warriors were called for 26 fouls for the game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 33 shots. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Kings were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in the game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being important for the Kings in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. DeRozan earned 25 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in this contest.

Sacramento has a record of 3-5 on the season. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the NBA. Sacramento has earned 935 points on the campaign (116.9 per game) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per game (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Kings are committing 20.3 fouls per game and they go 79.1% from the charity stripe.

The Kings are ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (29th in basketball). The Sacramento defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (103 of 289) and opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.1 assists and 44.9 rebounds per contest, which is 26th and 17th in the league.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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