Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets
Date: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: ABC
Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+3.5)
The Minnesota Timberwolves (20-10) are on their way to Ball Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Denver Nuggets (21-8). Minnesota opens this game as 3.5-point underdogs. The over/under is 239.
The Timberwolves faced off with the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 115-104 in their last game. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (42 of 93) and knocked down 15 of 46 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 16 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 dimes for this game as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 41 of 99 shooting. New York recorded 20 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In addition, New York totaled 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 9 blocked shots. New York finished the game shooting 73.3% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 15 shots. They also buried 11 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 15 and the Knicks accounted for 21 personal fouls.
Anthony Edwards is a guy who was a factor for the game. He scored 38 points on 15 out of 27 shooting. He played 37 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. Edwards ended up going 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.
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Minnesota enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-10 for the year. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 22.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is snagging 44.3 boards per game and has accounted for 790 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are hitting 37.0% on 3-point shots (422 of 1,140) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.5 points per game (12th in the NBA) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.
Defensively, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.3 fouls. They are giving up 34.9% on three-point shots and they rank 8th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.5). The Timberwolves defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (1,221 of 2,683) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 7th in the league in giving up assists with 738 relinquished this season.
For their last game, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 131-130 when they played the Mavericks. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Dallas to get 36 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 40.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 14 of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Mavericks to make 53 out of 93 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 57.0% for the matchup. In all, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 50 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Denver made 20 out of their 41 tries (48.8%). They were able to bury 10 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. The Mavericks committed 12 personal fouls in the game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Nuggets were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest.
Jamal Murray ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in this matchup. He converted 12 of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Murray accumulated 31 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and earned 14 assists in this game.
Denver has a win-loss mark of 21-8 on the campaign. The Nuggets have committed 19.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 82.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.8 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 3,632 points for the season (125.2 per game) and they pull in 44.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 51.5% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the league.
The Denver defense concedes 35.0% on shots from distance (380 of 1,085) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 27.0 assists and 41.1 boards every game, ranking them 17th and 4th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in points allowed per game with 116.5. They are able to force 12.7 TO’s per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (16th in basketball).
Who will win tonight’s NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink’s Pick: Take Minnesota (+3.5)
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