Bucks vs Timberwolves Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 2, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bucks	18	29	29	24	100
Timberwolves	29	19	32	32	112

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Minnesota Timberwolves beat Milwaukee Bucks 112-100 on November 2, using a 29-18 first quarter and a 32-24 fourth to decide it after Milwaukee had closed the gap by halftime. The Timberwolves created separation after intermission and pulled away late.

LaMelo Ball led Minnesota with 34 points, and Ayo Dosunmu added 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Tyler Herro paced Milwaukee with 21 points, while Brayden Burries grabbed 9 rebounds and Kasparas Jakucionis had 7 assists. Minnesota shot 43 percent from the field to Milwaukee’s 38 and 36 percent from three to 31, and it won the rebound battle 59-53. Milwaukee’s 17 turnovers to Minnesota’s 11 also worked against the Bucks.

For bettors, Minnesota covered the closing 11.5-point spread by 0.5, and the game stayed under the 233.5 total by 21.5.

How the props finished

11 of 12 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Kyle Kuzma	Over 2.5 assists	+123 BetRivers	3 Cleared
Ryan Rollins	Over 10.5 field goal attempts	-140 Fanatics	11 Cleared
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Over 0.5 threes made	-150 Kalshi	2 Cleared
Brayden Burries	Over 1.5 rebounds	-225 Fanatics	9 Cleared
Jaden McDaniels	Over 5.5 rebounds	+104 Kalshi	6 Cleared
A.J. Green	Over 9.5 points + rebounds + assists	-116 Cloudbet	19 Cleared
Myles Turner	Over 1.5 blocks	-125 Fanatics	5 Cleared
Jonathan Kuminga	Over 0.5 threes made	-310 bet365	2 Cleared
Tyler Herro	Over 2.5 threes made	+108 BetRivers	4 Cleared
Kel’el Ware	Over 9.5 points	+100 Kalshi	2 Missed
Kasparas Jakučionis	Over 5.5 rebounds + assists	-143 DraftKings	12 Cleared
Joan Beringer	Over 5.5 rebounds	+118 prophetexchange	7 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

BucksTimberwolves

38%FG%43%

31%3P%36%

75%FT%54%

53Rebounds59

24Assists23

42Points in the paint42

12Fast break points12

17Turnovers11

5Steals7

8Blocks9

3Biggest lead15

Box score

Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Kyle Kuzma F	22	2	1-6	0-4	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	-22
Jaime Jaquez Jr. F	28	19	8-17	2-4	1-1	8	2	3	1	0	3	5	4	-14
Myles Turner C	31	13	5-10	3-6	0-0	5	2	1	0	5	2	3	2	-14
Tyler Herro G	31	21	8-18	4-11	1-2	6	3	2	3	0	2	4	0	-10
Brayden Burries G	26	9	4-15	1-7	0-0	9	1	1	0	0	4	5	1	-4
Bench
Nate Ament F	8	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-2
Jericho Sims C	15	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	+2
Kel’el Ware C	17	2	1-6	0-1	0-0	9	0	1	0	2	3	6	3	+2
AJ Green G	24	13	4-8	4-8	1-1	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	+12
Ryan Rollins G	17	10	4-11	1-5	1-2	3	2	3	0	1	1	2	1	-2
Kasparas Jakucionis G	22	7	2-7	0-3	3-4	5	7	4	0	0	1	4	3	-8
Ousmane Dieng	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Bogoljub Markovic	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Caris LeVert	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Gary Trent Jr.	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		100	38-99	15-49	9-12	53	24	16	5	8	18	35	21

Team shooting: FG 38% · 3PT 31% · FT 75%

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	29	13	5-14	2-4	1-3	6	3	2	0	0	4	2	4	+17
Jonathan Kuminga F	33	8	3-8	2-4	0-0	10	3	4	0	4	2	8	2	+15
Rudy Gobert C	31	10	3-6	0-1	4-12	10	1	0	0	1	4	6	0	0
Ayo Dosunmu G	37	19	8-18	1-6	2-2	12	8	2	1	1	2	10	2	+15
LaMelo Ball G	33	34	12-21	6-13	4-5	6	3	3	1	0	1	5	4	+17
Bench
Trey Lyles F	21	12	4-9	2-7	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	+4
Cody Williams F	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-15
Joan Beringer F	14	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	2	6	1	0	+10
Jaylen Clark G	21	4	1-6	1-5	1-2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	+3
Bones Hyland G	14	10	4-9	2-5	0-0	1	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	-6
Isaiah Evans	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Rocco Zikarsky	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Zyon Pullin	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		112	41-96	16-45	14-26	59	23	11	7	9	21	38	15

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 36% · FT 54%

Attendance 16,893 · Officials: Kevin Scott, Brett Nansel, John Butler

Recap: Ball scores season-high 34 points as Timberwolves top Bucks 112-100 (ESPN)

Highlights

• Milwaukee Bucks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Game Highlights (ESPN)
• LaMelo Ball buries 3-pointer against Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN)
• LaMelo Ball nails the 3-pointer vs. Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN)
• Rudy Gobert 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

• Bucks are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.
• The over is 8-2 in Bucks’ last 10 games.
• The over has hit in 4 straight Timberwolves games.
• Timberwolves are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10.
• The over is 7-3 in Timberwolves’ last 10 games.

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

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Bucks vs Timberwolves pre-game preview

Minnesota is a -455 moneyline favorite and lays 10.5 points against a 233.5 total, with the DraftKings spread moving from -10.5 to -11.5.

The last meeting on January 13, 2026 saw Milwaukee lose 106-139 at home. Over the last six meetings Milwaukee is 3-3 straight up, with ATS and O/U each 1-1. Milwaukee is 1-5 straight up and 2-4 against the spread this season, 2-8 straight up and 3-7 against the spread over its last 10, and most recently lost 111-136 to Cleveland on October 31. Minnesota is 4-3 straight up and 6-1 against the spread this season, 6-4 straight up and 8-2 against the spread over its last 10, and lost 111-121 at San Antonio on October 31.

The defensive ranks are the clearest split: Milwaukee allows 126.2 points (28th) and 14.5 threes (24th), while Minnesota allows 108.7 points (9th) and 11 threes (3rd). Minnesota is without Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Bucks	1-5	2-4	5-1	1-3	0-2
Timberwolves	4-3	6-1	4-3	2-1	2-2

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

Bucks vs Timberwolves head-to-head

Bucks are 3-3, 1-1 ATS, O/U 1-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Bucks lost 106-139 on January 13, 2026.

Recent form

Milwaukee Bucks: last 10 (2-8, 3-7 ATS, O/U 8-2)

Minnesota Timberwolves: last 10 (6-4, 8-2 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 9:03 AM ET.

Venue and weather

Bucks vs Timberwolves odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart