Jazz vs Timberwolves Prediction, Starting Lineups & Player Props (Nov 8, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Jazz	25	26	27	22	100
Timberwolves	28	29	33	25	115

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Minnesota beat Utah 115-100, pulling away in the third quarter after leading at halftime. The Timberwolves made their move after the break and eventually built a 19-point lead.

Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 26 points, LaMelo Ball had 5 assists and Rudy Gobert grabbed 15 rebounds. Darryn Peterson paced Utah with 26 points and 6 rebounds, while Keyonte George added 8 assists. Minnesota’s edge came from better shooting, 49 percent from the field and 38 percent from three compared with Utah’s 43 and 29, plus a 45-37 rebounding advantage. Utah had 54 paint points, but Minnesota controlled 83 percent of the game.

For bettors, Minnesota covered the closing 12.5-point spread by 2.5 in the 15-point win. The closing total of 222.5 settled under by 7.5.

How the props finished

5 of 9 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Jaden McDaniels	Over 5.5 rebounds	+104 Kalshi	6 Cleared
Airious Bailey	Over 0.5 blocks	-221 DraftKings	0 Missed
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Over 0.5 threes made	-285 Kalshi	0 Missed
Jaxson Hayes	Over 0.5 blocks	-320 bet365	1 Cleared
Jonathan Kuminga	Over 2.5 assists	+120 bet365	0 Missed
Jaylen Clark	Over 1.5 rebounds	-144 Kalshi	2 Cleared
LaMelo Ball	Over 2.5 turnovers	-163 888sport	5 Cleared
Darryn Peterson	Over 0.5 steals	-225 Fanatics	1 Cleared
Rudy Gobert	Over 0.5 blocks	-250 Fanatics	0 Missed

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

JazzTimberwolves

43%FG%49%

29%3P%38%

79%FT%84%

37Rebounds45

21Assists18

54Points in the paint50

21Fast break points27

14Turnovers22

10Steals8

3Blocks3

6Biggest lead19

Box score

Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves

Utah Jazz

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jaxson Hayes C	29	18	6-6	0-0	6-7	6	1	2	0	1	2	4	2	-2
Josh Green G	28	10	3-6	1-3	3-5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
Keyonte George G	30	19	5-13	0-3	9-10	5	8	2	2	0	0	5	2	-12
Ace Bailey G	32	7	3-9	1-4	0-0	2	3	2	4	0	1	1	4	-8
Darryn Peterson G	35	26	11-21	4-8	0-0	6	4	3	1	0	1	5	4	+3
Bench
Kyle Filipowski F	15	9	4-10	1-2	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	2	4	3	-7
Brice Sensabaugh F	13	2	1-10	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	-4
Tony Bradley C	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+4
Mo Bamba C	17	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	-17
Svi Mykhailiuk G	6	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Okogie G	17	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	-19
Isaiah Collier G	16	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	0	4	2	-14
Kobe Bufkin	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		100	37-87	7-24	19-24	37	21	13	10	3	11	26	20

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 29% · FT 79%

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	33	16	5-9	2-3	4-4	6	3	4	1	1	2	4	5	+17
Jonathan Kuminga F	25	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	-10
Rudy Gobert C	31	10	4-4	0-0	2-4	15	2	3	0	0	2	13	2	+7
Ayo Dosunmu G	30	26	7-13	4-5	8-8	4	1	5	2	0	2	2	5	0
LaMelo Ball G	30	24	10-20	4-10	0-0	3	5	5	2	0	1	2	3	-3
Bench
Trey Lyles F	21	9	3-6	1-3	2-3	6	2	0	1	0	1	5	1	+29
Cody Williams F	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Isaiah Evans F	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
Joan Beringer F	16	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	+12
Rocco Zikarsky C	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-4
Jaylen Clark G	19	3	0-2	0-1	3-3	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	+11
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	18	5	1-7	0-3	3-4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	+9
Bones Hyland G	13	14	4-8	1-5	5-6	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	+15
Total		115	38-77	12-32	27-32	45	18	22	8	3	10	35	26

Team shooting: FG 49% · 3PT 38% · FT 84%

Attendance 18,029 · Officials: Mitchell Ervin, John Conley, Mousa Dagher

Recap: Dosunmu, Ball lead Timberwolves past slumping Jazz, 115-100 (ESPN)

Highlights

• Rudy Gobert takes flight for alley-oop jam (ESPN)
• LaMelo Ball buries triple vs. Utah Jazz (ESPN)
• LaMelo Ball soars for big Dunk (ESPN)
• Joan Beringer slams it home with authority (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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

Betting trends

• Jazz have failed to cover in 4 straight games.
• Jazz are 1-9 against the spread in their last 10.
• The over is 3-7 in Jazz’ last 10 games.
• Timberwolves have covered the spread in 5 straight games.
• Timberwolves are 9-1 against the spread in their last 10.
• Timberwolves are 5-0 ATS as underdogs in their last 10 games.
• Jazz are 2-8 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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Jazz vs Timberwolves pre-game preview

Minnesota is a 12.5-point favorite with a 222.5 total, and DraftKings opened the spread at MIN -10.5 before it moved to -12.5. The last meeting was March 18, 2026, when Utah lost 147-111 on the road. Utah is 1-8 straight up and 1-8 against the spread this season, and 1-9 straight up and 1-9 against the spread over its last 10. Minnesota is 7-3 straight up and 9-1 against the spread this season and over its last 10.

The defensive ranks show a gap: Utah allows 118.2 points per game (rank 24) while Minnesota allows 107.7 (rank 7). Minnesota is without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo, while Utah is without Jusuf Nurkic and Jaren Jackson Jr.; Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are questionable.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Jazz	1-8	1-8	3-6	1-4	0-4
Timberwolves	7-3	9-1	5-5	3-1	4-2

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

Jazz vs Timberwolves head-to-head

Jazz are 2-8, 1-1 ATS, O/U 2-0 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Jazz lost 111-147 on March 18, 2026.

Recent form

Utah Jazz: last 10 (1-9, 1-9 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Minnesota Timberwolves: last 10 (7-3, 9-1 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 11:30 AM ET.

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.

Venue and weather

Jazz vs Timberwolves odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart