Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: NBC

The Minnesota Timberwolves (26-14) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (17-22).

The Timberwolves faced the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 104-103 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 19 while the Spurs finished the game with 22 fouls. They converted 13 out of their 38 shots from long range. San Antonio ended up shooting 88.0% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 25 tries. In addition, San Antonio pulled down 49 boards (10 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 7 rejections. San Antonio dished out 19 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 38.6% from the floor on 34 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 23 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 50 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 14 of their 25 tries for a rate of 56.0%. Minnesota ended having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (39 out of 90) and made 12 out of their 39 3-pointers.

Anthony Edwards is someone who played a role for this contest. Edwards went 47.6% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 23 points on 10 of 21 shooting.

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Minnesota heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 26-14 for the year. They have an average of 119.9 pts per contest (4th in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 36.9% from downtown (560 of 1,516) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 44.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,071 assists on the campaign, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 14.9 turnovers every game and they draw 21.5 fouls. They currently rank 14th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,028 surrendered on the campaign. The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (1,659 of 3,609) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.8).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks took a defeat with a final score of 108-104 against the Nuggets. The Bucks were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Nuggets were called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Milwaukee made 14 out of their 34 tries (41.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks went 38 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 44.7%. The Bucks permitted the Nuggets to convert 35 out of their 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2% for the contest. They finished shooting 40.0% from three-point range by hitting 14 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). When discussing rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Denver to pull down 45 in total (10 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for this game. Antetokounmpo had 31 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 11 assists in this matchup. He made 10 of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 58.8%, and added 8 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 17-22 on the season. The Bucks are responsible for committing 20.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per game (15th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per game. Milwaukee has totaled 4,402 pts for the season (112.9 per game) and they pull down 40.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bucks are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA.

The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.1. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (12th in the league). The Milwaukee defense concedes 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (538 of 1,481) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.7 dimes and 44.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 15th and 16th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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