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Bulls vs. Timberwolves prediction and picks, November 14, 2026

Chicago Bulls (1-9) at Minnesota Timberwolves (9-3), , Target Center in Minneapolis on DAZN.

Chicago Bulls logoChicago Bulls1-9Minnesota Timberwolves logoMinnesota Timberwolves9-3

On the board since November 11, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 13, 3:17 PM ET

The picks we make for Bulls-Timberwolves

Pick made before tip, with the grade coming after the final

Books haven't posted a line for this game yet. NBA lines show up about a day before tip, and we make our picks at that price.

Looking ahead at Bulls vs. Timberwolves

  • At 1-9 overall and 0-5 in their last 5, the Bulls score 113.3 and allow 128.8 a game.
  • At 9-3 overall and 5-0 in their last 5, the Timberwolves score 119.3 and allow 105.9 a game.
  • The Bulls were on the court last night. On the second night in a back-to-back, our fit lowers their side by 2.1 points.
  • At a 48.2% field-goal rate, the Timberwolves put up 119.3 a game, while the Bulls allow 128.8.
  • Bulls list 2 out: Tobe Awaka, Caleb Wilson.
  • 2 Timberwolves are out: Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo.
  • Season form contributes 17.6 points to the model's Timberwolves 21.4-point favorite rating, with 1.7 added for home court and 2.1 for rest. The model sets their win probability at 93.7%.

Report: injuries

Chicago Bulls logoBulls injuries

  • Out Tobe Awaka F · back · expected return Nov 14
  • Day-To-Day Dailyn Swain G · back · expected return Nov 13
  • Day-To-Day Norman Powell G · shoulder · expected return Nov 13
  • Out Caleb Wilson F · hand · expected return Dec 13

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves injuries

  • Out Anthony Edwards G · knee · expected return Dec 21
  • Out Donte DiVincenzo G · achilles · expected return Apr 2, 2027

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 13 PDF.

This season's team stats

Per gameCHIMIN
Points113.3 16th119.3 4th
Rebounds43.3 17th48.9 1st
Assists26.0 19th26.2 17th
Field goal43.7% 26th48.2% 3rd
3-point28.9% 30th38.0% 6th
Free throw76.1% 24th67.4% 30th
Turnovers16.4 19th16.0 16th
Possessions106.3 3rd104.1 5th

In small type you'll see league rank (10 and 12 games played). The better side is shown in bold.

Snapshot of the standings

CHIMIN
Conference rank14th East3rd West
Record1-99-3
Games back81.5
Home / road0-4 / 1-55-1 / 4-2
Last 10, streak1-9, L87-3, W5
Point differential−15.5+13.4
Projected wins21.456.5
Playoff chance2.3%97.0%

NBA standings

We project the rest of the season with 10,000 simulations; the full table is on NBA futures.

Leaders of the season

Chicago Bulls logoBulls leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Norman Powell G 8 28.9 19.2 2.5 1.6 39.8 30.9 79.7
Caleb Wilsonout F 10 30.7 18.9 6.2 1.9 42.0 32.4 73.2
Matas Buzelis F 10 26.3 13.5 4.3 2.0 42.9 31.4 83.3
Jalen Smith F 10 23.9 12.8 7.4 1.9 53.3 36.7 75.0
Tre Jones G 10 18.7 10.6 2.5 2.9 48.6 40.0 78.9

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Anthony Edwardsout G 4 33.8 33.2 4.8 3.5 48.1 40.0 75.0
LaMelo Ball G 12 27.6 18.6 3.2 6.2 45.9 40.6 80.0
Ayo Dosunmu G 12 31.0 18.1 4.7 3.8 52.2 46.9 89.7
Jaden McDaniels F 12 33.2 16.9 6.4 3.6 51.9 30.8 82.6
Jonathan Kuminga F 12 30.1 12.4 5.6 2.9 44.6 40.4 52.6

Starters and rosters, projected

Chicago Bulls logoBulls starters

  1. F Jalen Smith
  2. F Isaac Okoro
  3. F Matas Buzelis
  4. F Caleb Wilsonout
  5. G Josh Giddey

The starting five comes from the Nov 11 game, and confirmed lineups post about 30 minutes before the tip.

Full Bulls roster (17)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
19Tobe AwakaF6' 8"22
14Matas BuzelisF6' 8"22
9Nic ClaxtonC6' 11"27
12Zach CollinsF6' 9"28
2Noa EssengueF6' 11"19
3Josh GiddeyG6' 7"24
15Jordan HawkinsG6' 5"24
7Buddy HieldG6' 4"33
30Tre JonesG6' 1"26
11Leonard MillerF6' 10"22
35Isaac OkoroF6' 4"25
24Norman PowellG6' 4"33
22Jaylin SellersG6' 5"23
25Jalen SmithF6' 8"26
5Dailyn SwainG6' 7"21
44Patrick WilliamsF6' 6"25
8Caleb WilsonF6' 9"20

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves starters

  1. F Jaden McDaniels
  2. F Jonathan Kuminga
  3. C Rudy Gobert
  4. G Ayo Dosunmu
  5. G LaMelo Ball

The starting five comes from the Nov 12 game, and confirmed lineups post about 30 minutes before the tip.

Full Timberwolves roster (16)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
1LaMelo BallG6' 7"25
19Joan BeringerF6' 11"20
7Jaylen ClarkG6' 5"25
0Donte DiVincenzoG6' 4"29
13Ayo DosunmuG6' 4"26
5Anthony EdwardsG6' 4"25
33Isaiah EvansF6' 6"20
27Rudy GobertC7' 1"34
8Bones HylandG6' 2"26
24Jonathan KumingaF6' 7"24
41Trey LylesF6' 9"31
3Jaden McDanielsF6' 9"26
15Zyon PullinG6' 4"25
4Terrence Shannon Jr.G6' 6"26
9Cody WilliamsF6' 8"21
44Rocco ZikarskyC7' 3"20

Season series plus the last five games

This season's meetings

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Bulls 1, Timberwolves 1
Points per game
Bulls 110.5, Timberwolves 125.5
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Jan 22, 2026Regular seasonBulls at Timberwolves120-115Bulls by 5
Dec 29, 2025Regular seasonTimberwolves at Bulls136-101Timberwolves by 35

Chicago Bulls logoBulls last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 11vs SpursL 119-124+15.5W
Nov 8vs 76ersL 121-127+9.5W
Nov 4@ KnicksL 105-135+11.5L
Nov 2@ 76ersL 107-126+10.5L
Oct 30@ CelticsL 111-125+14.5W

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 12vs MavericksW 133-94−5.5W
Nov 8vs JazzW 115-100−12.5W
Nov 6@ PelicansW 115-109−3.5W
Nov 4@ RocketsW 117-107+7.5W
Nov 2vs BucksW 112-100−11.5W