Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Final — November 2, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 2, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Bucks (1-5) visited the Timberwolves (4-3) on Monday, November 2 at 8:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Bucks scored 110.6 points per game (29th of 30) and allowed 116.8 (20th). The Timberwolves scored 118.0 points per game (7th of 30) and allowed 114.7 (13th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bucks 112.1 (25th), Timberwolves 115.7 (13th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bucks 118.4 (26th), Timberwolves 112.4 (8th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bucks −6.3 (25th), Timberwolves +3.3 (10th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Bucks are 1-5 and 2-4 against the spread; their last game was a 136-111 loss to the Cavaliers. The Timberwolves are 4-3 and 6-1 against the spread; their last game was a 121-111 loss to the Spurs.
The Timberwolves closed as 11.5-point favorites at home against the Bucks. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed 233.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bucks +380, Timberwolves -510) prices the Bucks at 20% and the Timberwolves at 80%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Milwaukee Bucks 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 112
Minnesota Timberwolves won by 12.
- Against the closing spread (Minnesota Timberwolves -11.5): Minnesota Timberwolves covered.
- Combined score 212 vs the closing total of 233.5: Under.
- Minnesota Timberwolves closed at -510 on the moneyline (a 80% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Bucks +11.5 (-115)
Bucks +11.5 (-110)
Timberwolves -380 76%
Timberwolves -510 80%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game20.537th
- Rebounds per game4.8131st
- Assists per game4.159th
- Minutes per game31.3
- Points per game17.366th
- Rebounds per game4.6138th
- Assists per game5.629th
- Minutes per game32.1
- Points per game28.83rd
- Rebounds per game5.0119th
- Assists per game3.776th
- Minutes per game35.0
- Points per game20.144th
- Rebounds per game4.8127th
- Assists per game7.112th
- Minutes per game28.0
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 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Bucks won 5 and the Timberwolves 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | Timberwolves 139, Bucks 106 Timberwolves won | ||
| Dec 21, 2025 | Bucks 100, Timberwolves 103 Timberwolves won | ||
| Apr 8, 2025 | Timberwolves 103, Bucks 110 Bucks won | ||
| Feb 12, 2025 | Bucks 103, Timberwolves 101 Bucks won | ||
| Feb 23, 2024 | Bucks 112, Timberwolves 107 Bucks won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Milwaukee Bucks
- Milwaukee Bucks team stats
- Los Angeles Lakers 123, Milwaukee Bucks 112 (Nov 11)
- Milwaukee Bucks 85, New York Knicks 117 (Nov 10)
- Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 (Nov 8)
Minnesota Timberwolves
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- Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 (Nov 2)
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- Brooklyn Nets 90, New York Knicks 103 (Nov 2)
- Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94 (Nov 2)
- Chicago Bulls 107, Philadelphia 76ers 126 (Nov 2)
- Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100 (Nov 2)
- New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134 (Nov 2)
- Boston Celtics 93, Houston Rockets 109 (Nov 2)
- Utah Jazz 97, San Antonio Spurs 119 (Nov 2)
- Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110 (Nov 2)
- Phoenix Suns 113, Golden State Warriors 116 (Nov 2)
- Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118 (Nov 2)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Lakers 138 (Nov 2)
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