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Minnesota Timberwolves

2026-27 season · West · 6–3 · #12 in our team strength

Next gamesFull schedule
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 8:00 PMTue PORTrail Blazers MINTimberwolves Pick posts before tip-off
Results · our picks 5 of 9 rightAll
FinalWed Nov 4 MINTimberwolves117 HOURockets107 Our pick HOU · est. 66%Our pick wrong 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. 68% as of Nov 5 (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.

When do the Timberwolves play next?

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans, Fri, Nov 6. Our pick posts before tip-off.

How accurate are our Timberwolves predictions?

5 right of 9 Timberwolves games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

At a glance
Record6–3#7 in the West · GB 1
Team strength#12of 30
Our picks5 of 956% right

Team strength: 0.7 points per 100 possessions better than an average team (as of Nov 5).

WestFull standings
1PORTrail Blazers6–1.8572HOURockets tied7–2.7782LALLakers tied7–2.7784MEMGrizzlies tied6–2.7504OKCThunder tied6–2.7504SASSpurs tied6–2.7507MINTimberwolves6–3.6678GSWWarriors5–3.6259DENNuggets4–3.57110DALMavericks tied4–4.50010NOPPelicans tied4–4.50012PHXSuns1–5.16713LACClippers tied1–7.12513SACKings tied1–7.12513UTAJazz tied1–7.125

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

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43.1Projected wins
68%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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