The Minnesota Timberwolves (15-8) host the Phoenix Suns (13-10) on Peacock Tuesday night at 7:30 PM ET.
Minnesota is riding a five-game winning streak with wins over the Celtics, Spurs, Clippers, and twice versus the Pelicans. The Timberwolves have scored at least 119 points in four of the past five games and Anthony Edwards scored at least 32 points three times.
Phoenix won the first meeting between these teams, 114-113. Since then, the Suns have gone 3-4 and lost by double-digits three times. This will be the third road game of a four-game road trip for the Suns and they’ve already played four road games in the past five contests. Phoenix could be without second-leading scorer Dillon Brooks tonight, and is already without leading scorer Devin Booker.
Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup and find a potential sweat or two! We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff. Odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game Details and How to watch the Suns vs. Timberwolves live
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Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
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Game odds for the Suns at the Timberwolves
The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:
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Moneyline: Minnesota Timberwolves (-455), Phoenix Suns (+350)
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Spread: Timberwolves -9.5
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Expected Starting Lineups for the Suns and the Timberwolves
Suns
PG Collin Gillespie
SG Grayson Allen
SF Dillon Brooks (questionable)
PF Royce O’Neale
C Mark Williams
Timberwolves
PG Donte DiVincenzo
SG Anthony Edwards
SF Jaden McDaniels
PF Julius Randle
C Rudy Gobert
Injuries for the Suns and the Timberwolves
Suns
G Devin Booker (groin) is OUT for Monday’s game
G Dillon Brooks (left Achilles soreness) is questionable for Monday’s game
F Isaiah Livers (hip) is ruled OUT for Monday’s game
G Jalen Green (hamstring) is OUT for Monday’s game
Timberwolves
None
Important stats, trends and insights ahead of Suns at Timberwolves on Monday.
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Minnesota is 4-5 ATS as a home favorite
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Minnesota is 7-12 ATS as a favorite
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Minnesota is 6-5 to the Under at home
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Minnesota is 5-4 to the Under as a home favorite
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Phoenix is 7-4 to the Over on the road
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Phoenix is 6-3 to the Over as a road underdog
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Phoenix is 7-7 ATS as a underdog
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Phoenix is 4-5 ATS as a road underdog
Rotoworld Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Timberwolves to cover:
“When the Suns have been underdogs of 9 or more points this season, they have gone 1-3 ATS with a cover over the Thunder. Despite that cover, the Suns lost by 22, 27, and 19 points on Friday night as +9.5 road underdogs in Houston.
Phoenix has played four road games in the last five contests and Minnesota is 5-0 in that same span. The Timberwolves earned two of those wins against teams with winning records, which hasn’t been the case early in the season. I think this line is telling and regardless if Brooks is out, I am not sure the Suns have enough firepower to score on the Timberwolves.”
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Suns & Timberwolves game
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Moneyline: Timberwolves ML (low confidence)
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Spread: Timberwolves (medium confidence)
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Total: Under 223.5 (low confidence)
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