NBA Prop Bets: Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves (November 1, 2025)

The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-3) face the Charlotte Hornets (2-3) at Spectrum Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Timberwolves are favored to win at -220, currently marked as 5.5-point favorites, while the Hornets are at +180. The total points line is set at 229.5, with OVER at -110 and UNDER at -110, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 118-112 Minnesota.

The Timberwolves (-106) have a 0-5-0 ATS record this season, while the Hornets (-115) hold a record of 3-2-0.
The Timberwolves have a 4-1-0 O/U record this season (meaning four games have gone over the total points line and one has gone under). The Hornets also have a 4-1-0 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

The Timberwolves are averaging 114.2 points per game this season (21st in the league). Comparatively, the Hornets are averaging +9.8 more at 124.0 points (T4th).
Defensively, the Timberwolves are giving up 119.0 points per game this season (19th in the league), while the Hornets are giving up an average of 124.4 points (28th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

The Timberwolves currently rank 19th for pace this season, recording 99.9 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Hornets sit 8th on that scale with 102.9 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

Looking at field goal splits, 38.4% of the Timberwolves' field goal attempts come from three point range (T22nd in the league), leaving 61.6% from two. Meanwhile, the Hornets' opponents are taking 43.7% of their attempts from three (18th) and 56.3% from two.
Comparatively, Charlotte takes 43.0% of shots from three (15th), leaving 57.0% from two, while Minnesota's opponents are attempting 39.3% from three (7th) and 60.7% from two.

Beyond the Arc

In terms of made three-pointers, the Timberwolves are shooting 38.7% from deep in 2025/26 (10th in the NBA), compared to the Hornets who are making 40.3% of their attempts (5th).
On the opposite end, Minnesota is holding opponents to 37.5% of their three-point attempts (23rd), while Charlotte's opponents are hitting 39.8% of their shots (28th).

Ball Protection

The Timberwolves are committing 15.6 turnovers per game this season, ranking 12th in the league, while the Hornets are forcing 14.2 turnovers (T22nd).
Flipping that script, Minnesota is forcing 15.6 turnovers (16th), while Charlotte is committing 17.0 (T25th).

Crashing the Boards

Minnesota is pulling down just 40.0 rebounds per game this season (27th in the league), including 10.8 offensive boards (19th). Conversely, Charlotte's opponents are averaging a paltry 38.6 rebounds (T3rd), 10.4 of which have come on the offensive end (6th).
Meanwhile, the Hornets are averaging 45.8 rebounds (12th) and 11.8 offensive rebounds (13th), while the Timberwolves are allowing 42.4 and 10.2, ranking 11th and T4th.

First Quarter Winner

Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
Minnesota	2-2-1	1-1-1	1-1-0	2-1-1	0-1-0	4-5-1
Charlotte	2-3-0	1-1-0	1-2-0	1-0-0	1-3-0	2-7-1

First Half Winner

Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
Minnesota	1-4-0	1-2-0	0-2-0	0-4-0	1-0-0	3-7-0
Charlotte	1-4-0	1-1-0	0-3-0	1-0-0	0-4-0	1-9-0

HT/FT

Minnesota is -145 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, Charlotte is +255.

The Timberwolves have completed the HT/FT double in 0.0% of games this season, while the Hornets have completed the HT/FT double in 20.0% of games.

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +1400 to go to overtime.

The Timberwolves have played in five games that went to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Hornets have appeared in three.

Both Teams 110+

Both teams have scored 110+ points in five of Minnesota's five games this season. Meanwhile, four of Charlotte's five games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Minnesota recorded a 125-110 victory over Charlotte at Spectrum Center when these teams last met on March 5, 2025. Jaden McDaniels came up big on that day, scoring 29 points and adding 10 rebounds.