Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Charlotte Hornets Picks and Prediction for Saturday, November 1, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconference clash on the parquet floor in Buzz City as the Minnesota Timberwolves clash with the Charlotte Hornets Saturday evening in the season opener for both teams and we have things covered with our Timberwolves vs. Hornets prediction. Minnesota fell 116-115 at home to the Lakers in their previous game Wednesday night, losing outright as a 7.5-point favorite. Charlotte was dropped 123-107 at home by Orlando Thursday night in their previous game, failing to cover the line as a 3.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Hornets own a 43-25 advantage, though Minnesota has won the last two meetings, including a 125-110 road win in the most recent meeting on March 5. Read more about this Timberwolves vs. Hornets prediction! Need some winners? Check out our NBA Predictions and beat the books!
Timberwolves Looking to Earn Road Win
Minnesota dropped their second straight game as they were upended at home by Minnesota in their previous game on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves dropped to 2-3 on the season and stood last in the Northwest Division, 3.5 games behind the Thunder for the top spot. Against Los Angeles, Minnesota led by as many as nine in the opening quarter and saw the lead trimmed to two after the opening stanza. The Timberwolves were down four at the half, by 20 with 1:45 to play in the third quarter, before regrouping. Minnesota trailed by 16 with 6:36 to play but rallied to take a one-point lead with 10.2 seconds remaining, only to give up the winning bucket with 1.1 seconds remaining. The Timberwolves shot an even 50% from the field, including 15 of 30 from three-point range, but allowed the Lakers to shoot 54.2% in the contest. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 33 points, five rebounds and six assists in the loss.
For the year, Minnesota is 21st in the league in scoring offense with 114.2 points per game. The Timberwolves stand 26th in rebounding by pulling down 40 boards a contest, while they are 26th in assists by handing out 22.6 dimes a contest. Minnesota has been below average on the defensive end of the floor as they are 18th in scoring defense by allowing 119 points per game. Anthony Edwards is second on the team in scoring as he averages 25.7 points and four rebounds per contest. Julius Randle (26.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists), Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert (8.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks) and Naz Reid (10 points, six rebounds) are decent secondary options on the offensive end of the floor. Jaden McDaniels (18.8 points), Jaylen Clark, Bones Hyland, Rob Dillingham, Donte DiVincenzo (12.6 points, 3.8 assists), Joe Ingles and Terrence Shannon Jr. are part of the rotation. The Timberwolves are 11th in the league in field goal percentage as they hit 47.8% from the floor as a team. Minnesota is 18th by splashing 12.6 three-pointers a night, while the team is 9th in three-point shooting by hitting 38.7% from beyond the arc. The Timberwolves are a below-average team at the charity stripe, ranking 19th by converting 76.7% of their attempts on the year.
Edwards (hamstring) is out until mid-November, while Clark (calf) is questionable for this contest.
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Charlotte Hoping to Earn Home Victory
Charlotte dropped their second straight game as they were handled at home by Orlando Thursday night in their previous contest. The Hornets fell to 2-3 on the season and entered Friday tied for second in the Southeast Division with the Hawks, one game behind the Heat for the top spot. Against Orlando, Charlotte never led in the gams and the score was never even after the score was 4-4. The Hornets trailed by seven after the opening stanza and by 13 at the half. They never got closer than three in the second half late in the third quarter, before giving up a 19-2 run that left them down 107-87 with 7:12 remaining en route to the loss. Charlotte shot 50.6% from the field, including 11 of 30 from beyond the arc, and allowed Orlando to shoot 51.7% in the game. Collin Sexton led the Hornets with 19 points off the bench in the loss.
On the season, the Hornets are 6th in the league in scoring offense with 124 points per game. Charlotte is 12th in the league in rebounding as they collect 45.8 boards per contest and 6th in assists with 28.6 dimes per contest. The Hornets are 26th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 124.4 points per game. LaMelo Ball (24.4 points, eight rebounds, 10.2 assists) is the team’s top scoring threat. Miles Bridges (18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists) and Brandon Miller (14.5 points, four assists) are solid contributors on the offensive end of the floor. Collin Sexton (18.6 points, 4.6 assists), Kon Knueppel (13.8 points, four rebounds), Moussa Diabate (9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds), Ryan Kalkbrenner, Sion James, Tidjuan Salaun, Tre Mann, Pat Connaughton, Mason Plumlee and Liam McNeeley are expected to provide rotational depth for the Hornets. Charlotte is 7th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 49.5% from the field as a team. The Hornets are 7th in threes per game with 15.4 per contest and 4th in three-point field goal percentage by shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc. Charlotte is below average in free-throw shooting, ranking 20th by converting 76.3% of their attempts this season.
Miller (shoulder) is out indefinitely. Grant Williams (knee) and Josh Green (shoulder) are both out for this contest as well.
Timberwolves vs. Hornets Pick
Timberwolves vs. Hornets Spread Pick
- Timberwolves -5 (4 units)
Minnesota is missing Edwards right now, but the fact remains that the Timberwolves still have capable weapons on the offensive end of the floor. Randle is more than capable of carrying the load offensively and facing a Charlotte squad that is soft on the defensive end of the floor, which benefits Minnesota. The Hornets’ two wins this season came against cellar-dwelling teams from a season ago in Brooklyn and Washington. In their two games against playoff teams, Charlotte was beaten by 27 at Miami and by 16 at home against Orlando. Seeing that Minnesota was a playoff team and that they have capable depth, take the Timberwolves and give the points in this contest.
Timberwolves vs. Hornets Over/Under Pick
- Over 229.5 (4 units)
Minnesota has seen the over hit in four of their first five games on the season. The Timberwolves enter this game 21st in scoring offense, 18th in offensive efficiency, and 20th in tempo with an average of 99.9 possessions per contest this season. Charlotte has gone over the number in four of their opening five games this year. The Hornets are sixth in the league in scoring offense, 5th in offensive efficiency, and eighth in tempo as they average 102.9 possessions a night this season. Charlotte is 26th in scoring defense, 20th in field goal percentage defense (48.6%), 26th in threes allowed (15.6) per gam,e and 28th in three-point defense (39.8%) on the year. Seven of the last 10 meetings have gone over the total, and this one follows suit as the Timberwolves put up plenty of points here.
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