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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers Final — October 26, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves

125

Top scorer Anthony Edwards61 games

FINAL

Cleveland Cavaliers

127

Top scorer Donovan Mitchell70 games

Monday, October 26 · 7:10 PM ET

MINOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CLE

12th114.6

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

116.76th

7th118.0

PPG

119.34th

MINDefenseCLE

9th111.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

112.715th

13th114.7

Opp PPG

115.215th

MINTeamCLE

10th+3.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+4.09th

MINLast 10 gamesCLE

Game by game

10-0

Last 10

7-3

+228

Net points

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MINRest & travelCLE

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

2 days

630 mi1,014 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MINKey injuriesCLE

Donte DiVincenzo GOut

Players out or limited

None listed

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Timberwolves visited the Cavaliers on Monday, October 26 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Timberwolves scored 118.0 points per game (7th of 30) and allowed 114.7 (13th). The Cavaliers scored 119.3 points per game (4th of 30) and allowed 115.2 (15th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 114.6 (12th), Cavaliers 116.7 (6th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 111.3 (9th), Cavaliers 112.7 (15th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Timberwolves +3.3 (10th), Cavaliers +4.0 (9th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Cavaliers closed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Timberwolves. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 234.5, up from 232.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Timberwolves +125, Cavaliers -150) prices the Timberwolves at 43% and the Cavaliers at 57%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Minnesota Timberwolves 125, Cleveland Cavaliers 127

Cleveland Cavaliers won by 2.

Against the closing spread (Cleveland Cavaliers -3.5): Minnesota Timberwolves covered.
Combined score 252 vs the closing total of 234.5: Over.
Cleveland Cavaliers closed at -150 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenCavaliers -3.5 (-110)
Timberwolves +3.5 (-110)

CloseCavaliers -3.5 (-105)
Timberwolves +3.5 (-115)

Totalup 2

Open232.5 (o -115 / u -105)

Close234.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenTimberwolves +125 43%
Cavaliers -150 57%

CloseTimberwolves +125 43%
Cavaliers -150 57%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

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Matchup

Players to watch

Timberwolves

61 games · Anthony Edwards

Points per game28.83rd
Rebounds per game5.0119th
Assists per game3.776th
Minutes per game35.0

72 games · LaMelo Ball

Points per game20.144th
Rebounds per game4.8127th
Assists per game7.112th
Minutes per game28.0

Cavaliers

70 games · Donovan Mitchell

Points per game27.97th
Rebounds per game4.5141st
Assists per game5.728th
Minutes per game33.5

70 games · James Harden

Points per game23.623rd
Rebounds per game4.8128th
Assists per game8.06th
Minutes per game34.8

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Timberwolves won 4 and the Cavaliers 4.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Jan 10, 2026	Timberwolves 134, Cavaliers 146 Cavaliers won
Jan 8, 2026	Cavaliers 122, Timberwolves 131 Timberwolves won
Feb 10, 2025	Timberwolves 107, Cavaliers 128 Cavaliers won
Jan 18, 2025	Cavaliers 124, Timberwolves 117 Cavaliers won
Mar 22, 2024	Cavaliers 91, Timberwolves 104 Timberwolves won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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