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Jazz vs. Timberwolves prediction and picks, November 8, 2026

Utah Jazz (1-7) at Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3), , Target Center in Minneapolis on DAZN, KJZZ-TV, Jazz+.

Utah Jazz logoUtah Jazz1-7Minnesota Timberwolves logoMinnesota Timberwolves6-3

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Our Jazz-Timberwolves picks

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Jazz vs. Timberwolves preview

  • Jazz are 1-7 and 0-5 over their last 5, scoring 107.8 and allowing 119.0 a game.
  • Timberwolves are 6-3 and 3-2 over their last 5, scoring 118.8 and allowing 107.6 a game.
  • Timberwolves score 118.8 a game at a 47.6% field-goal rate; Jazz give up 119.0.
  • Jazz list 3 out: Jusuf Nurkic, Jaren Jackson Jr., Trey Alexander.
  • Timberwolves list 2 out: Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo.
  • The model makes Timberwolves 16.3-point favorites (14.5 from season form, 1.7 for home court) and gives them a 87.7% chance to win.

Injury report

Utah Jazz logoJazz injuries

  • Out Jusuf Nurkic C · foot · expected return Nov 20
  • Out Jaren Jackson Jr. F · knee · expected return Dec 14
  • Out Trey Alexander G · knee · expected return Nov 6

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves injuries

  • Out Terrence Shannon Jr. G · hip · expected return Nov 8
  • 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 6 PDF.

Team stats this season

Per gameUTAHMIN
Points107.8 27th118.8 6th
Rebounds46.6 9th49.2 2nd
Assists24.6 26th26.8 13th
Field goal42.9% 27th47.6% 5th
3-point31.5% 27th38.0% 6th
Free throw75.8% 20th63.4% 30th
Turnovers17.4 25th15.4 11th
Possessions104.5 10th104.1 13th

League rank in small type (8 and 9 games played). Bold marks the better side.

Standings snapshot

UTAHMIN
Conference rank14th West7th West
Record1-76-3
Games back5.51
Home / road1-4 / 0-33-1 / 3-2
Last 10, streak1-7, L66-3, W2
Point differential−11.2+11.2
Projected wins23.554.2
Playoff chance1.0%94.8%

NBA standings

Projections from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; full table on NBA futures.

Season leaders

Utah Jazz logoJazz leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Keyonte George G 8 32.4 22.0 4.0 5.9 45.7 32.7 77.4
Lauri Markkanen F 7 30.4 17.1 6.6 2.1 38.7 36.2 84.4
Jaren Jackson Jr.out F 4 26.0 16.2 5.0 2.0 50.0 35.7 76.2
Darryn Peterson G 8 30.2 12.6 4.0 3.8 35.4 32.4 86.4
Ace Bailey G 8 30.6 12.5 7.2 2.0 45.2 24.4 71.4

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 9 26.8 17.2 3.4 5.9 43.8 38.5 76.0
Jaden McDaniels F 9 33.3 16.4 6.2 3.6 52.5 30.8 66.7
Ayo Dosunmu G 9 30.7 16.3 5.3 4.3 51.3 38.2 80.0
Jonathan Kuminga F 9 30.9 12.7 5.7 2.9 44.1 46.3 54.2

Projected starters and rosters

Utah Jazz logoJazz starters

  1. F Lauri Markkanen
  2. C Jaxson Hayes
  3. G Keyonte George
  4. G Ace Bailey
  5. G Darryn Peterson
Full Jazz roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
15Trey AlexanderG6' 5"23
19Ace BaileyG6' 9"20
44Mo BambaC7' 0"28
13Tony BradleyC6' 10"28
4Kobe BufkinG6' 4"23
8Isaiah CollierG6' 4"22
2Kyle FilipowskiF6' 11"22
3Keyonte GeorgeG6' 4"22
5Josh GreenG6' 6"25
11Jaxson HayesC7' 0"26
00Harrison IngramF6' 5"23
20Jaren Jackson Jr.F6' 10"27
23Lauri MarkkanenF7' 1"29
10Svi MykhailiukG6' 7"29
30Jusuf NurkicC6' 11"32
21Josh OkogieG6' 4"28
22Darryn PetersonG6' 5"19
28Brice SensabaughF6' 6"23

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves starters

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

Both starting fives are from each team's Nov 4 game; confirmed lineups post about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Timberwolves roster (16)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
1LaMelo BallG6' 7"25
19Joan BeringerF6' 11"19
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 and last five games

Meetings this season

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Jazz 1, Timberwolves 3
Points per game
Jazz 112.0, Timberwolves 131.5
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Mar 18, 2026Regular seasonJazz at Timberwolves111-147Timberwolves by 36
Jan 20, 2026Regular seasonTimberwolves at Jazz122-127Jazz by 5
Nov 10, 2025Regular seasonTimberwolves at Jazz120-113Timberwolves by 7
Nov 7, 2025Regular seasonJazz at Timberwolves97-137Timberwolves by 40

Utah Jazz logoJazz last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4@ PelicansL 113-120+5.5L
Nov 2@ SpursL 97-119+16.5L
Oct 31vs Trail BlazersL 90-112+6.5L
Oct 28vs SpursL 111-117+13.5W
Oct 26vs GrizzliesL 105-110+1.5L

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4@ RocketsW 117-107+7.5W
Nov 2vs BucksW 112-100−11.5W
Oct 31@ SpursL 111-121+12.5W
Oct 30vs ClippersW 127-101−6.5W
Oct 28vs WarriorsL 114-119−3.5L