San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 1/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (26-11) are en route to Target Center on Sunday where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-13).

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and walked away with a win by a score of 107-91 in their last game. San Antonio finished with a 48.8% field goal percentage (40 of 82) and made 4 of 25 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spurs made 23 of their 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 50 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 39.5% from the field on 34 of 86 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 16 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 9 out of their 39 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Spurs finished with 20 while the Lakers totaled 21 fouls.

Keldon Johnson is someone who played a role for this contest. He recorded 27 points on 11 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and snagged 6 boards. Johnson finished shooting 84.6% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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San Antonio will play this contest with a mark of 26-11 this season. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 46.6 boards per game and has tallied 959 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 35.0% on shots from downtown (479 of 1,370) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.0 points per outing (8th in the league) while going 47.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 984 surrendered so far this season. The Spurs defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (1,536 of 3,326) and they surrender 42.5 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.3).

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home victorious with a score of 131-122 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Timberwolves corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers earned 17 fouls in this game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 52.9%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Minnesota converted 20 of 38 attempts (52.6%). Overall, the Timberwolves finished 51 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.3%. The Timberwolves allowed the Cavaliers to bury 48 of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7% for the contest. They shot 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 33 and ended up going 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Minnesota permitted Cleveland to pull down 38 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Julius Randle pitched in for the Timberwolves for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 21 for this contest for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and had 11 rebounds. Randle earned 28 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 dimes for this game.

Minnesota has a mark of 25-13 so far this year. The Timberwolves are committing 21.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 4,557 pts this year (119.9 per contest) and they grab 44.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 10th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.3. They have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point attempts (466 of 1,332) and opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 25.6 assists and 43.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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