Heat vs Timberwolves prediction NBA · Tuesday, January 6
At a glance
The Minnesota Timberwolves (23-13) host the Miami Heat (20-16) on Tuesday, January 6 at 8:00 PM ET at Target Center in NBA action. Final score: Heat 94 – Timberwolves 122. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Timberwolves a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Timberwolves are 12-6 at home and the Heat are 7-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Timberwolves and 6-4 for the Heat (current streaks: Timberwolves W2, Heat W1).
The analysis Model
The Timberwolves are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Timberwolves 118 – 114 Heat, a margin of about 4.1 points in favor of the Timberwolves and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Heat need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
MIAMIN
Top performers
Heat
Norman PowellG · #2421pts / game
Davion MitchellG · #29assists
Bam AdebayoC · #1311reboundsTimberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · #526pts / game
Julius RandleF · #305assists
Rudy GobertC · #2716reboundsRecent form
MIAMIN
MIN
Team comparison
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-16 | Record | 23-13 |
| 118.3 | Points scored / game | 118.2 |
| 115.5 | Points allowed / game | 113.3 |
| +2.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.2 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 7-10 road | Home / road record | 12-6 home |
| 37-45 (+0.6) | Last season | 49-33 (+5.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Heat
Injury report Timberwolves
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.