Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (6-19) are traveling to Target Center on Sunday where they will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-9).

The Kings faced the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 136-105 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (39 out of 87) and knocked down 11 out of their 38 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings knocked down 16 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defense, Sacramento allowed 59.1% from the field on 52 of 88 shooting. Denver dished out 35 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Moreover, Denver pulled down 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Denver finished the contest at 69.0% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 29 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 20 while the Nuggets racked up 18 personal fouls.

Malik Monk is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Monk went 45.5% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a mark of 6-19 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 40.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 639 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (272 of 775) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They average 111.2 points per outing (29th in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game allowed (122.6). The Kings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 50.1% (1,119 of 2,235) and they relinquish 46.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 717 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 108-105 against the Suns. The Timberwolves corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Suns were called for 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.6%. In relation to three-point shots, Minnesota converted 11 out of 42 tries (26.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Timberwolves went 39 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0%. The Timberwolves permitted the Suns to convert 41 of 90 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in the game. They shot 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 33 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). Concerning rebounding, Minnesota permitted Phoenix to grab 43 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in this game. Edwards earned 40 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this contest. He buried 15 out of 21 for the game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 15-9 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is 7th in the NBA. Minnesota has totaled 2,871 points for the year (119.6 per contest) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per game. The Timberwolves commit 22.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 10th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.8. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (10th in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (287 of 809) and their opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their foul shots. They give up 25.2 assists and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 10th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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