Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 10/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: DAZN

The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-1) welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0) at Rocket Arena on Monday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 115-93 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 19 and the Magic finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 39 attempts from three-point range. Orlando finished shooting 57.9% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 19 shots. Moreover, Orlando grabbed 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Orlando distributed 23 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 44.0% from the field on 37 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 61 with 22 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 17 of 30 shots for a percentage of 56.7%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (42 of 98) and knocked down 14 of their 37 three-point shots.

Anthony Edwards is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He totaled 15 points on 5 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. Edwards finished 21.7% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Minnesota will take the court with a record of 2-0 so far this year. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 56.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 53 assists on the year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are hitting 40.2% on three-point shots (35 of 87) and 59.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 123.0 points per game (7th in the NBA) while going 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Timberwolves are forcing 17.5 turnovers per game while drawing 27.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 50 surrendered on the campaign. The Timberwolves defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (76 of 165) and they surrender 38.5 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 22.2% from 3-point land and they rank 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (99.5).

When they last played, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 125-121 when they played the Nets. The Cavaliers pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 23 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Nets had 30 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 38 tries. They were able to bury 29 of the free throws for a rate of 76.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Cleveland converted 16 out of their 38 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers shot 40 out of 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Cavaliers permitted the Nets to make 39 of 98 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.8% for this game. They finished 40.8% from distance by hitting 20 out of 49 and ended up going 23 of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Cleveland permitted Brooklyn to pull down 48 in total (18 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Mitchell accumulated 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the contest.

Cleveland has a mark of 1-1 on the season. The Cavaliers are committing 25.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.5 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they are turning it over 22.0 times per game. Cleveland has accumulated 231 pts for the season (115.5 per contest) and they snag 45.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the league.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 35.1% on 3-point shots (27 of 77) and their opponents are converting on 80.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.5 dimes and 46.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 6th and 17th in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They are forcing 18.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (5th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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