Kings vs Timberwolves prediction NBA · Friday, November 14
At a glance
The Minnesota Timberwolves (7-4) host the Sacramento Kings (3-9) on Friday, November 14 at 8:00 PM ET at Target Center in NBA action. Final score: Kings 110 – Timberwolves 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Timberwolves a 82% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Timberwolves are 2-2 at home and the Kings are 1-4 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Timberwolves and 2-8 for the Kings (current streaks: Timberwolves W3, Kings L4).
The analysis Model
The Timberwolves start with a clear edge. The model projects Timberwolves 122 – 110 Kings, a margin of about 11.2 points in favor of the Timberwolves and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+4.4 vs -4.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Timberwolves' offense (117.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Timberwolves' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACMIN
Top performers
Kings
Domantas SabonisF · #1134pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #1814assistsDomantas SabonisF · #1111reboundsTimberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · #530pts / game
Julius RandleF · #305assists
Naz ReidC · #012reboundsRecent form
SACMINHead-to-head
MIN lead 3-1 this season.
MIN
Team comparison
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-9 | Record | 7-4 |
| 114.6 | Points scored / game | 117.6 |
| 119.9 | Points allowed / game | 112.4 |
| -4.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.4 |
| L4 | Current streak | W3 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 1-4 road | Home / road record | 2-2 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 49-33 (+5.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Timberwolves
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.