Kings vs Timberwolves Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble as the Sacramento Kings clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves at the electric Target Center tonight at 9 PM EST! This first-round playoff game promises to ramp up the intensity after a series of blowouts left fans craving more competitive action. Sitting middle of the pack in the Western conference, both teams are hungry for a win to boost their standings, with the Kings hoping to close the gap and the Timberwolves aiming to solidify their position. With betting lines drawn and the score predictions buzzing, tonight’s matchup is all set to be a nail-biter. As the Kings try to conquer the Timberwolves’ territory, let’s see if they can truly ‘rule’ the court or if the Timberwolves will ‘howl’ their way to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 03, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: Target Center, Minnesota

Vegas Odds

	SAC ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+165	-195	221.0	4.5/-4.5
Recent	+165	-195	221.5	5.0/-5.0
Difference	0	0	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

30W-28L

37.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

39W-20L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/27/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	31	38	12	34	00	115	Under
11/27/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	24	29	18	00	104	Under
11/15/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	32	30	36	17	150	130	Over
11/15/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	27	27	28	33	110	126	Over
10/24/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	26	34	28	00	117	Over
10/24/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	32	27	29	27	00	115	Over
03/01/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	30	30	31	24	90	124	Over
03/01/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	22	37	23	33	50	120	Over
12/23/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	31	22	29	00	110	Under
12/23/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	20	27	23	28	00	98	Under
11/24/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	38	32	22	32	00	124	Over
11/24/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	31	33	15	32	00	111	Over
03/27/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	34	23	29	33	00	119	Over
03/27/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	25	33	27	30	00	115	Over
03/04/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	36	38	31	33	00	138	Over
03/04/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	30	34	38	32	00	134	Over
01/30/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	24	27	27	25	150	118	Over
01/30/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	17	36	28	22	80	111	Over
01/28/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	21	38	22	29	00	110	Over
01/28/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	28	33	27	00	117	Over
02/09/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	37	27	37	18	00	119	Over
02/09/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	29	42	28	33	00	132	Over
02/08/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	35	38	29	32	00	134	Over
02/08/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	35	32	23	24	00	114	Over
11/17/21	Sacramento Kings SAC	18	30	24	25	00	97	Under
11/17/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	22	22	33	30	00	107	Under

Kings Vs Over/Under

Timberwolves Vs Over/Under

Kings Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/01	vs OKL	110-144L	37	25	7	100
01/29	vs PHI	104-117L	46	34	12	90
01/27	vs BRO	110-96W	44	31	17	82
01/23	vs DEN	123-132L	53	31	13	107
01/22	@ GSW	123-117W	38	24	8	81
01/19	@ WAS	123-100W	51	28	11	95
01/16	@ HOU	132-127W	44	32	12	98
01/14	vs MIL	115-130L	45	25	9	95
01/12	vs CHI	124-119W	53	33	8	95
01/10	vs BOS	114-97W	56	26	9	102

Timberwolves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/01	@ WAS	103-105L	47	29	14	93
01/30	vs UTA	138-113W	39	38	12	82
01/29	vs PHX	121-113W	34	26	14	75
01/27	@ ATL	100-92W	51	18	16	86
01/22	vs DAL	115-114W	39	26	11	81
01/20	vs MEM	106-108L	52	25	16	93
01/18	@ CLE	117-124L	42	27	7	90
01/17	vs NYK	116-99W	46	23	15	79
01/15	@ GSW	115-116L	41	21	9	86
01/13	vs WAS	120-106W	53	20	18	83

Starting Lineups

Sacramento Kings	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
DeMar DeRozan SF	42.0	31.1	33.3	100%	33.8
Keon Ellis SG	25.0	18.1	17.2	23%	25.5
Malik Monk PG	42.0	39.0	33.9	80%	35.9
Keegan Murray PF	31.0	25.5	25.4	100%	25.9
Domantas Sabonis C	53.0	51.0	49.7	100%	50.0

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	24.0	26.2	20.3	80%	21.5
Anthony Edwards SG	50.0	49.5	44.4	100%	44.8
Rudy Gobert C	37.0	34.7	29.2	100%	29.6
Jaden McDaniels SF	31.0	35.7	26.1	100%	26.4
Naz Reid PF	29.0	25.5	25.6	3%	12.2

Kings Notable Injuries

De’Aaron Fox (PG): Avg: 26.1pts, 4.8reb, 5.9ast, 36.3 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 6.7
Kevin Huerter (SG/SF): Avg: 9.4pts, 3.3reb, 2.3ast, 23.3 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 1.3
Jordan McLaughlin (PG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.1reb, 1.6ast, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 0.6
Isaac Jones (PF/C): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.3reb, 0.2ast, 7.8 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 1.1
Mason Jones (SG): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.3reb, 1.6ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 1.2
Isaiah Crawford (PF): Avg: 0.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 3.1 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 0.4

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Julius Randle (PF/C): Avg: 21.4pts, 8.2reb, 4.8ast, 34.1 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 5.5
Leonard Miller (PF/C): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 2.9 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Keegan Murray	SAC	Pts	12.5	15.3	+2.8	60%	60%	47%	47%	MIN	-0.1	#14
DeMar DeRozan	SAC	Pts	22.5	24.9	+2.4	40%	60%	60%	60%	MIN	-1.9	#4
Rudy Gobert	MIN	Reb	11.5	12.6	+1.1	20%	20%	33%	33%	SAC	+0.1	#17
Keon Ellis	SAC	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	80%	50%	53%	53%	MIN	-0.7	#2

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Kings Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#17	#16	#19	3.6%
PF	#17	#21	#24	#17	0.6%
PG	#10	#28	#16	#10	-2.2%
SF	#7	#9	#23	#15	-1.3%
SG	#26	#27	#4	#23	4.0%

Timberwolves Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#10	#6	#10	-5.6%
PF	#14	#11	#16	#9	-2.3%
PG	#18	#9	#12	#14	-0.9%
SF	#5	#14	#6	#6	-5.5%
SG	#4	#20	#2	#6	-5.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.1

110.5

Rebounds per Game

46.5

45.0

Assists per Game

28.1

25.0

Steals per Game

7.7

7.3

Blocks per Game

4.3

5.2

Shots per Game

94.1

85.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.9

15.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.1

51.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.5

39.5

Turnovers per Game

11.6

13.9

Fouls per Game

18.8

18.0

Recent Trends

Anthony Edwards (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.0% to 36.0, 25.4 min average previous 3 games.
Rob Dillingham (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 51.0% to 18.5, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.