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Will the Timberwolves beat the Warriors?
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Timberwolves win chance
78%
Typical margin: Timberwolves by 10.5
Warriors 22%Timberwolves 78%
In short
- Our ratings favor the Timberwolves by 7.9 points, home court included
- Injuries tilt it toward the Timberwolves by 3.3 points
Why this number
PremiumEvery step from a coin flip to our number, in the order our model adds them.
- An even game50%Every game starts as a coin flip.
- Home court+1161%Playing at home is worth about 3.9 points to the Timberwolves.
- See how far every step moved our number.
- Our numberTimberwolves 78%
Each step is that piece's share of the model, so the steps add up to the number we published.
The range
In 9 of 10 simulations, the result lands between Warriors by 12 and Timberwolves by 33.
What if he's out?
PremiumSwitch a player off and we rerun the game without him.
Timberwolves win chance
78%
Warriors 22%Timberwolves 78%
- Top scorerWarriors
- Top scorerTimberwolves
In our model a star out costs his team 4.5 points, up to 9 for a whole roster.
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Injury report
Warriors
- Jimmy Butler IIIOut
- Moses MoodyOut
- Gui SantosDay-To-Day
- Brandin PodziemskiDay-To-Day
- Gary Payton IIDay-To-Day
- Georges NiangDay-To-Day
- De'Anthony MeltonDay-To-Day
- Yaxel LendeborgDay-To-Day
Timberwolves
- Donte DiVincenzoOut
Our method
- We simulate the final margin 40,000 times from our team ratings (Elo, fitted walk-forward) and the ESPN injury report.
- The win chance is the share of those simulations each team wins.
- Model v1.2.0, updated Oct 9.