Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Monday, February 3, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (27-21) will take on the Sacramento Kings (24-23) at Target Center on Monday.

The Kings faced the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 117-104 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the contest having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 90) and knocked down 10 out of their 41 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings buried 14 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 34 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 52.4% from the floor on 43 out of 82 shooting. Philadelphia distributed 30 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Philadelphia collected 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 1 block. Philadelphia finished shooting 86.4% from the free throw line by making 19 of 22 shots. They knocked down 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 16 while the 76ers accounted for 20 fouls.

Malik Monk is a player who played a role for this game. He had 21 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. Monk finished shooting 44.4% from the field and earned 8 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 24-23 this season. They average 116.6 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while hitting 47.5% from the floor. The Kings are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (587 of 1,691) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 44.7 rebounds per contest and has 1,268 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 14th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,231 conceded for the campaign. The Kings are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,923 of 4,150) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 37.5% on shots from distance while they are 20th in the league in points per game allowed (114.6).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves got the victory with a final of 138-113 against the Jazz. Regarding team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Utah to snag 23 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished 41.2% from downtown by shooting 14 out of 34 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 at the charity stripe (84.0%). The Timberwolves allowed the Jazz to make 39 of their 77 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Timberwolves walked away from this one shooting 49 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.8%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Minnesota converted 21 of 38 attempts (55.3%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 79.2%. The Jazz were called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Timberwolves were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in this contest.

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in this game. Edwards recorded 36 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and added 11 assists for this game. He buried 12 out of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 27-21 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Minnesota has scored 5,336 pts this season (111.2 per contest) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. The Timberwolves have committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 107.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (8th in the NBA). The Minnesota defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-point attempts (609 of 1,759) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.4 assists and 42.6 total boards per game, ranking them 5th and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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