Minnesota Timberwolves vs Cleveland Cavaliers prediction

Game preview

On Friday, 9 January 2026, Cleveland Cavaliers visited Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. Final score: Minnesota Timberwolves 131–122 Cleveland Cavaliers. Season records: Minnesota Timberwolves 24-13, Cleveland Cavaliers 21-17. Minnesota Timberwolves had won four of their last five (W-W-W-L-W, newest first), scoring 125.2 and allowing 110.2 points a game. Over their last five games Cleveland Cavaliers went 4-1, averaging 117 points for and 110.4 against. Head-to-head: 2-3 for Minnesota Timberwolves over the last five games, most recently Cleveland Cavaliers 128–107 Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota Timberwolves had 2 days of rest and Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Tip-off was at 01:00 UTC. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.