Timberwolves vs Cavaliers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 26, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Timberwolves	31	29	26	27	12	125
Cavaliers	24	26	36	27	14	127

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Cleveland beat Minnesota 127-125 in overtime on October 26, with the game swinging in the third quarter when the Cavaliers outscored the Timberwolves 36-26 and then decided in the extra period, 14-12. Anthony Edwards scored 47 for Minnesota, Rudy Gobert grabbed 20 rebounds and LaMelo Ball had 6 assists, while Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 26 points, James Harden had 9 assists and Evan Mobley pulled 10 rebounds. Cleveland shot 40 percent from three and 74 percent from the free-throw line, posted a 30-25 assist edge and committed fewer turnovers, offsetting Minnesota’s 58-44 paint advantage and 54-50 rebound edge. For bettors, Cleveland won but Minnesota covered the 3.5-point closing spread by 1.5, and the closing total of 234.5 went over by 17.5.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

TimberwolvesCavaliers

48%FG%45%

32%3P%40%

61%FT%74%

54Rebounds50

25Assists30

58Points in the paint44

13Fast break points18

18Turnovers12

7Steals10

7Blocks9

15Biggest lead5

Box score

Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	37	14	6-9	2-3	0-0	6	4	0	0	0	0	6	6	+5
Jonathan Kuminga F	36	10	4-10	0-4	2-4	10	1	0	1	1	3	7	2	+10
Rudy Gobert C	36	5	0-9	0-2	5-8	20	2	2	1	1	8	12	1	+2
LaMelo Ball G	31	11	5-11	1-6	0-2	0	6	7	1	0	0	0	4	-10
Anthony Edwards G	41	47	19-34	5-15	4-6	4	4	4	2	2	1	3	3	+11
Bench
Trey Lyles F	13	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-9
Joan Beringer F	17	12	6-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	3	4	1	-3
Ayo Dosunmu G	26	9	4-10	1-2	0-0	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	2	-2
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	24	14	4-11	3-6	3-3	4	5	1	1	0	1	3	3	-13
Bones Hyland G	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Cody Williams	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Isaiah Evans	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jaylen Clark	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Zyon Pullin	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		125	49-102	13-40	14-23	54	25	17	7	7	17	37	22

Team shooting: FG 48% · 3PT 33% · FT 61%

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jarrett Allen C	27	10	3-7	0-0	4-4	9	2	0	1	2	2	7	2	-1
Evan Mobley C	38	18	6-12	4-5	2-6	10	3	1	0	2	4	6	3	-1
James Harden G	39	19	7-17	3-9	2-2	5	9	3	2	0	1	4	5	0
Donovan Mitchell G	38	26	10-21	5-9	1-1	5	7	3	2	1	1	4	2	-4
Peyton Watson G	37	15	5-13	0-5	5-6	8	1	2	3	4	1	7	1	-7
Bench
Mario Hezonja F	15	3	1-5	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	-6
Sam Merrill G	31	9	3-8	1-6	2-2	4	2	0	1	0	1	3	5	+13
Jaylon Tyson G	20	11	5-9	0-4	1-2	4	5	1	0	0	2	2	4	+15
Meleek Thomas G	19	16	6-10	4-5	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	2	+1
Tristan Enaruna	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Riley Minix	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Thomas Bryant	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Craig Porter Jr.	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Tyrese Proctor	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		127	46-102	18-45	17-23	50	30	12	10	9	13	37	24

Team shooting: FG 45% · 3PT 40% · FT 74%

Attendance 19,432 · Officials: Bill Kennedy, Sean Wright, Tyler Ricks

Recap: Mitchell scores 26 as Cavaliers rally and defeat Timberwolves 127-125 in overtime (ESPN)

Highlights

• LaMelo dishes duo of dazzling dimes for the Wolves (ESPN)
• Jarrett Allen gets up for alley-oop vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN)
• Jarrett Allen with the massive swat at the rim (ESPN)
• Peyton Watson with the massive stuff at the rim (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• Timberwolves have covered the spread in 5 straight games.
• The under has hit in 3 straight Timberwolves games.
• Timberwolves are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
• Timberwolves are 3-0 ATS as favorites in their last 10 games.
• Cavaliers are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.
• Cavaliers are 0-3 ATS as underdogs in their last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Timberwolves vs Cavaliers pre-game preview

Cleveland is favored by 3.5 points with a 233.5 total in Monday’s Minnesota at Cleveland matchup. The opening spread was Cleveland -4.5.

The last meeting on January 10, 2026 ended in a 146-134 Minnesota loss on the road. Minnesota is 3-0 straight up and 3-0 against the spread this season, with a 7-3 ATS mark over its last 10 and a most recent 117-94 win over Toronto. Cleveland is 1-1 straight up and 0-2 ATS, with a 3-7 ATS mark over its last 10 and a most recent 125-121 win over Brooklyn. In the last six head-to-head meetings, Minnesota is 2-4 straight up and 1-1 ATS.

The useful angle is the defensive contrast and pace. Minnesota allows 97.7 points (rank 2), 30 rebounds (rank 1) and 6.3 threes (rank 1), while Cleveland allows 117.5 points (rank 20) and 13.5 threes (rank 23). Minnesota’s pace is 81.4 (rank 28) against Cleveland’s 110.5 (rank 2). Donte DiVincenzo is out for Minnesota.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Timberwolves	3-0	3-0	0-3	1-0	2-0
Cavaliers	1-1	0-2	1-1	1-0	0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Timberwolves vs Cavaliers head-to-head

Timberwolves are 2-4, 1-1 ATS, O/U 2-0 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Timberwolves lost 134-146 on January 10, 2026.

Recent form

Minnesota Timberwolves: last 10 (6-4, 7-3 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Cleveland Cavaliers: last 10 (7-3, 3-7 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:28 PM ET.

Venue and weather

Timberwolves vs Cavaliers odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart