Clippers vs Timberwolves Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 30, 2026)

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LA Clippers logo

Clippers1-3 · 3-1 ATS13th in the West
FINAL101 – 127
Minnesota Timberwolves logo

Timberwolves3-2 · 4-1 ATS8th in the West

NBA · Friday, October 30, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Target Center

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Clippers 24 32 25 20 101
Timberwolves 34 35 29 29 127

How the bets settled

MoneylineTimberwolves wonClosed at -265
SpreadTimberwolves coveredTimberwolves -6.5, by 19.5
TotalOver 222.5228 scored, 5.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Minnesota beat the LA Clippers 127-101 on October 30, taking control with a 34-24 first quarter and stretching the lead with a 35-32 second. The Timberwolves led for 87 percent of the game and built a 29-point largest lead.

LaMelo Ball led Minnesota with 24 points, Bones Hyland had 8 assists and Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds. Darius Garland scored 24 for the Clippers, Kris Dunn had 7 assists and Isaiah Jackson pulled down 7 rebounds. Minnesota’s 54 percent field-goal shooting and 43 percent three-point shooting outpaced the Clippers’ 41 and 40 percent, and the Timberwolves owned the paint 62-42 while committing fewer turnovers.

For bettors, Minnesota covered the 6.5-point closing spread by 19.5, and the game went over the 222.5 closing total by 5.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

TimberwolvesClippers
The score margin against the closing spread (Timberwolves -6.5). Blue: Timberwolves covering. Orange: Clippers covering.
+9.5Largest LAC cover
22%LAC covering
+22.5Largest MIN cover
78%MIN covering

Win probability

TimberwolvesClippers
Blue: Timberwolves favored. Orange: Clippers favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Clippers

  • PointsDarius Garland24
  • AssistsKris Dunn7
  • ReboundsIsaiah Jackson7

Timberwolves

  • PointsLaMelo Ball24
  • AssistsBones Hyland8
  • ReboundsRudy Gobert13

Team stats

ClippersTimberwolves
41%FG%54%
40%3P%43%
86%FT%64%
42Rebounds43
24Assists32
42Points in the paint62
9Fast break points18
18Turnovers12
7Steals7
7Blocks6
3Biggest lead29

Box score

LA ClippersMinnesota Timberwolves

LA Clippers

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Derrick Jones Jr. F 26 10 4-5 2-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -11
Rui Hachimura F 26 12 4-11 2-5 2-3 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 2 -4
Isaiah Jackson F 22 10 3-6 0-0 4-4 7 4 1 3 4 2 5 0 -8
Kris Dunn G 31 5 1-4 0-1 3-4 5 7 1 0 0 1 4 2 -6
Darius Garland G 31 24 10-22 4-8 0-0 2 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 -19
Bench
Baba Miller F 5 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -4
Nick Martinelli F 5 3 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -4
Brook Lopez C 21 13 5-10 1-3 2-2 6 0 2 0 1 1 5 3 -14
Blake Wesley G 5 0 0-4 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 -4
Kobe Sanders G 24 7 3-4 1-1 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 -16
Cam Christie G 5 2 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 -4
Gradey Dick G 12 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 -12
Keaton Wagler G 25 12 2-11 1-5 7-8 6 3 2 0 0 2 4 1 -24
Jalen Pickett Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 101 35-85 12-30 19-22 42 24 17 7 7 11 31 16

Team shooting: FG 41% · 3PT 40% · FT 86%

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Jaden McDaniels F 33 23 11-15 1-2 0-0 6 7 2 1 1 2 4 1 +22
Jonathan Kuminga F 22 5 2-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 +1
Rudy Gobert C 30 9 4-7 0-0 1-3 13 4 1 1 1 4 9 1 +18
Ayo Dosunmu G 30 15 6-11 3-4 0-0 7 2 3 0 1 1 6 2 +12
LaMelo Ball G 29 24 9-19 6-14 0-0 4 7 2 2 0 1 3 3 +16
Bench
Trey Lyles F 17 10 4-7 1-3 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 +9
Cody Williams F 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1
Isaiah Evans F 2 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1
Joan Beringer F 18 4 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 +8
Jaylen Clark G 17 5 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 +23
Terrence Shannon Jr. G 20 11 3-6 2-4 3-4 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 +10
Bones Hyland G 20 19 8-16 3-9 0-0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 3 +8
Zyon Pullin G 2 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1
Total 127 51-95 18-42 7-11 43 32 11 7 6 12 31 20

Team shooting: FG 54% · 3PT 43% · FT 64%

Attendance 17,593 · Officials: Marat Kogut, Che Flores, J.B. DeRosa

Recap: Timberwolves blow out Clippers 127-101 behind Ball’s 24 points for 1st win without Edwards (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

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Betting trends

  • The over is 3-7 in Clippers’ last 10 games.
  • Timberwolves are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
  • Clippers are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings with the Timberwolves.

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

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Clippers vs Timberwolves pre-game preview

Minnesota is a 7.5-point favorite with a 221.5 total, down from an opening line of -9.5 and 230.5. The last meeting was March 11, 2026, when the Clippers won 153-128 at home. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, LA is 3-7 straight up but 4-0 ATS.

This season the Clippers are 1-3 (3-1 ATS) and 4-6 (6-4 ATS) over their last 10, most recently losing 87-103 to the Lakers. Minnesota is 3-2 (4-1 ATS) and 6-4 (7-3 ATS) over its last 10, most recently losing 114-119 to Golden State.

The clearest matchup angle is Minnesota’s injury list: Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo are out. LA’s defense allows 9.8 threes per game (rank 1) and 22.5 assists (rank 3), while Minnesota allows 11 threes (rank 5). Pace is 102.2 for LA (rank 17) and 104.3 for Minnesota (rank 11). Among props, Jaden McDaniels over 5.5 field goals made at -145 has cleared in 8 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

LA Clippers

Darius Garland PG21.5 PTS · 1.5 REB · 6.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/28 vs LAL 25 14 1 5 1
10/25 @ OKC 35 16 4 11 2
10/23 @ LAL 36 26 0 6 4
10/21 vs SAC 32 30 1 4 3
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs MIN
PTS 21.5 (4) 21.0 (2) 18.8 (46) 18.5 (2)
21 · 16
REB 1.5 (4) 2.0 (2) 2.4 (46) 1.0 (2)
1 · 1
AST 6.5 (4) 8.5 (2) 6.7 (46) 7.0 (2)
6 · 8

Keaton Wagler PG15.0 PTS · 4.3 REB · 3.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/28 vs LAL 27 21 4 2 3
10/25 @ OKC 25 11 5 4 1
10/23 @ LAL 23 13 3 3 2
10/21 vs SAC 28 15 5 5 3
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs MIN
PTS 15.0 (4) 12.0 (2) – –
REB 4.3 (4) 4.0 (2) – –
AST 3.5 (4) 3.5 (2) – –

Brook Lopez C14.0 PTS · 4.8 REB · 1.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/28 vs LAL 21 2 3 3 0
10/25 @ OKC 22 15 1 2 3
10/23 @ LAL 19 22 4 0 2
10/21 vs SAC 27 17 11 1 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs MIN
PTS 14.0 (4) 18.5 (2) 8.6 (76) 4.8 (4)
3 · 8 · 5 · 3
REB 4.8 (4) 2.5 (2) 3.7 (76) 2.8 (4)
3 · 6 · 2 · 0
AST 1.5 (4) 1.0 (2) 1.3 (76) 1.0 (4)
0 · 2 · 2 · 0

Minnesota Timberwolves

Anthony Edwards SG33.3 PTS · 4.8 REB · 3.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/26 @ CLE 41 47 4 4 5
10/25 vs TOR 27 26 1 3 2
10/23 @ ORL 33 15 4 4 2
10/21 @ MIA 33 45 10 3 9
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs LAC
PTS 33.3 (4) 26.0 (1) 27.8 (71) 26.3 (4)
36 · 31 · 23 · 15
REB 4.8 (4) 1.0 (1) 5.1 (71) 3.8 (4)
2 · 3 · 4 · 6
AST 3.5 (4) 3.0 (1) 3.6 (71) 4.0 (4)
5 · 5 · 2 · 4

Jaden McDaniels SF15.8 PTS · 6.6 REB · 3.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/28 vs GSW 35 19 7 4 1
10/26 @ CLE 36 14 6 4 2
10/25 vs TOR 31 14 6 3 1
10/23 @ ORL 29 15 6 3 2
10/21 @ MIA 29 17 8 1 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs LAC
PTS 15.8 (5) 16.5 (2) 15.1 (85) 13.0 (4)
11 · 12 · 2 · 27
REB 6.6 (5) 6.5 (2) 4.5 (85) 3.0 (4)
2 · 7 · 2 · 1
AST 3.0 (5) 3.5 (2) 2.7 (85) 1.8 (4)
3 · 2 · 0 · 2

Terrence Shannon Jr. SG14.2 PTS · 3.8 REB · 2.4 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/28 vs GSW 27 19 6 2 1
10/26 @ CLE 23 14 4 5 3
10/25 vs TOR 22 15 4 3 3
10/23 @ ORL 22 13 4 1 2
10/21 @ MIA 20 10 1 1 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs LAC
PTS 14.2 (5) 17.0 (2) 6.7 (52) 2.0 (3)
4 · 0 · 2
REB 3.8 (5) 5.0 (2) 1.4 (52) 0.3 (3)
1 · 0 · 0
AST 2.4 (5) 2.5 (2) 1.0 (52) 1.0 (3)
3 · 0 · 0

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Clippers 1-3 3-1 1-3 1-1 0-2
Timberwolves 3-2 4-1 2-3 1-1 2-1

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

Clippers vs Timberwolves head-to-head

Clippers are 3-7, 4-0 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Clippers won 153-128 on March 11, 2026.

Date Venue Clippers result ATS O/U
Mar 11, 26 Clippers home W 153-128 W -1.5 O 226.5
Feb 26, 26 Clippers home L 88-94 W +8.5 U 220.5
Feb 8, 26 Timberwolves home W 115-96 W +8.5 U 222.5
Dec 6, 25 Timberwolves home L 106-109 W +8.5 U 227.5
Jan 6, 25 Timberwolves home L 106-108 – –
Dec 4, 24 Clippers home L 80-108 – –
Nov 29, 24 Timberwolves home L 92-93 – –
Mar 12, 24 Clippers home L 100-118 – –
Mar 3, 24 Timberwolves home W 89-88 – –
Feb 12, 24 Clippers home L 100-121 – –

Recent form

LA Clippers: last 10 (4-6, 6-4 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 28, 26 vs LAL L 87-103 L -1.5 U 224.5
Oct 25, 26 @ OKC L 101-108 W +16.5 U 223.5
Oct 23, 26 @ LAL L 117-125 W +8.5 O 225.5
Oct 21, 26 vs SAC W 121-96 W -5.5 U 226.5
Apr 12, 26 vs GS W 115-110 W -3.5 U 229.5
Apr 10, 26 @ POR L 97-116 L +1.5 U 226.5
Apr 8, 26 vs OKC L 110-128 L +8.5 O 223.5
Apr 7, 26 vs DAL W 116-103 W -11.5 U 235.5
Apr 5, 26 @ SAC W 138-109 W -13.5 O 228.5
Apr 2, 26 vs SA L 99-118 L -2.5 U 231.5

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

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 28, 26 vs GS L 114-119 L -3.5 O 227.5
Oct 26, 26 @ CLE L 125-127 W +3.5 O 234.5
Oct 25, 26 vs TOR W 117-94 W -3.5 U 228.5
Oct 23, 26 @ ORL W 115-93 W +1.5 U 234.5
Oct 21, 26 @ MIA W 131-106 W +1.5 U 240.5
Apr 12, 26 vs NO W 132-126 W -3.5 O 239.5
Apr 10, 26 @ HOU W 136-132 W +9.5 O 227.5
Apr 8, 26 @ ORL L 120-132 L +11.5 O 233.5
Apr 7, 26 @ IND W 124-104 W -12.5 U 234.5
Apr 5, 26 vs CHA L 108-122 L +4.5 O 226.5

Injury report

LA Clippers

  • Bradley Beal (SF): Out, Right Knee Injury Management
  • Max Strus (SF): Out, Right Plantar Fascia Tear
  • Yanic Konan Niederhauser (C): Out, Right Lisfranc Surgery
  • Brandon Ingram (SF): Out, Right Heel Surgery
  • Jordan Miller (SF): Out, Left Rotator Cuff Surgery

Minnesota Timberwolves

  • Donte DiVincenzo (SG): Out, Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery
  • Anthony Edwards (SG): Out, Right Knee Arthroscopy

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Clippers defense Timberwolves defense
Pace (possessions) 102.2 (17th) 104.3 (11th)

Venue and weather

Target Center · Minneapolis, MNIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Clippers vs Timberwolves odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Timberwolves spread -9.5 -6.5 +3
Total 230.5 222.5 -8
Clippers moneyline +285 +215 +5.8% win chance
Timberwolves moneyline -360 -265 -5.7% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Timberwolves spread -7.5 → -7
Total 221.5 → 223.5
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