Jazz vs Timberwolves prediction NBA · Friday, November 7
At a glance
The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-4) host the Utah Jazz (3-5) on Friday, November 7 at 8:00 PM ET at Target Center in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 97 – Timberwolves 137. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Timberwolves a 80% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Timberwolves are 1-2 at home and the Jazz are 1-4 on the road. Since the start of the season: 4-4 for the Timberwolves and 3-5 for the Jazz (current streaks: Timberwolves L1, Jazz L1).
The analysis Model
The Timberwolves start with a clear edge. The model projects Timberwolves 120 – 110 Jazz, a margin of about 10.4 points in favor of the Timberwolves and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+2.0 vs -6.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Timberwolves' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHMIN
Top performers
Jazz
Keyonte GeorgeG · #318pts / game
Kyle AndersonF · #124assists
Kyle FilipowskiF · #210reboundsTimberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · #537pts / game
Julius RandleF · #3012assistsJulius RandleF · #3010reboundsRecent form
UTAHMINHead-to-head
MIN lead 3-1 this season.
UTAH
Team comparison
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 | Record | 4-4 |
| 112.7 | Points scored / game | 115.2 |
| 119.9 | Points allowed / game | 112.9 |
| -6.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +2.0 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 3-5 | Last 10 games | 4-4 |
| 1-4 road | Home / road record | 1-2 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 49-33 (+5.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Timberwolves
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.