Minnesota Timberwolves

Q: Who's favored in the Timberwolves' next game?

Houston Rockets, at est. 66%. The pick was stored before tip-off and gets graded after the final.

Q: How accurate are our Timberwolves predictions?

5 right of 8 Timberwolves games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

2026-27 season · West · 5–3 · #13 in our team strength

LiveWed Nov 4 MINTimberwolves– HOURockets– Our pick HOU · est. 66% 8:00 PMFri MINTimberwolves NOPPelicans Pick posts before tip-off 7:00 PMSun UTAJazz MINTimberwolves Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMThu DALMavericks MINTimberwolves Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMSat CHIBulls MINTimberwolves Pick posts before tip-off 8:00 PMMon PORTrail Blazers MINTimberwolves Pick posts before tip-off

Results · our picks 5 of 8 rightAll

FinalMon Nov 2 MILBucks100 MINTimberwolves112 Our pick MIN · est. 84%Our pick right FinalSat Oct 31 MINTimberwolves111 SASSpurs121 Our pick SAS · est. 76%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 30 LACClippers101 MINTimberwolves127 Our pick MIN · est. 64%Our pick right FinalWed Oct 28 GSWWarriors119 MINTimberwolves114 Our pick MIN · est. 72%Our pick wrong FinalMon Oct 26 MINTimberwolves125 CLECavaliers127 Our pick CLE · est. 61%Our pick right FinalSun Oct 25 TORRaptors94 MINTimberwolves117 Our pick MIN · est. 53%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 23 MINTimberwolves115 ORLMagic93 Our pick ORL · est. 58%Our pick wrong FinalWed Oct 21 MINTimberwolves131 MIAHeat106 Our pick MIA · est. 56%Our pick wrong

Quick answers

Will the Minnesota Timberwolves make the playoffs?

Our model gives them est. 59% as of Nov 4 (a top-6 seed or a spot through the play-in), with a title chance of est. <1%. It's a projection from the data and it changes as the season goes.

Who's picked in the Timberwolves' next game?

Houston Rockets, at est. 66%. The pick was stored before tip-off and gets graded after the final.

How accurate are our Timberwolves predictions?

5 right of 8 Timberwolves games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

At a glance

Record5–3#7 in the West · GB 2

Team strength#13of 30

Our picks5 of 862% right

Team strength: 0.4 points per 100 possessions better than an average team (as of Nov 4).

WestFull standings

1HOURockets7–1.875 2MEMGrizzlies6–1.857 3PORTrail Blazers5–1.833 4LALLakers6–2.750 5OKCThunder tied5–2.714 5SASSpurs tied5–2.714 7GSWWarriors tied5–3.625 7MINTimberwolves tied5–3.625 9DALMavericks4–3.571 10DENNuggets3–3.500 11NOPPelicans3–4.429 12PHXSuns1–4.200 13LACClippers tied1–6.143 13SACKings tied1–6.143 13UTAJazz tied1–6.143

Ordered by win %; teams with the same record are marked tied (the NBA's tiebreakers decide those).

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41.9Projected wins

59%Make the playoffs (a top-6 seed or through the play-in)

<1%Win the title

From 5,000 simulated seasons; estimates, shown from <1% to >99%. Every team

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