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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Tip-off: 23:30
Final 114-120
34-26 25-35 23-32 32-27
Position#7
Record2-1
FormWLLWW
Points / game110.7
Allowed / game108.7
vs
Position#17
Record2-1
FormWLWLW
Points / game110.7
Allowed / game108.3
USANBA· Target Center
NBA2024-25
Meetings · Minnesota Timberwolves v Dallas Mavericks
24 Mar 2027
MIN v DAL
upcoming
12 Nov 2026
MIN v DAL
upcoming
20 Feb 2026
MIN122
DAL111
17 Nov 2025
MIN120
DAL96
29 Oct 2024
MIN114
DAL120
30 May 2024
MIN103
DAL124
24 May 2024
MIN108
DAL109
22 May 2024
MIN105
DAL108
31 Jan 2024
MIN121
DAL87
28 Dec 2023
MIN118
DAL110
21 Dec 2022
MIN99
DAL104
19 Dec 2022
MIN116
DAL106
25 Mar 2022
MIN116
DAL95
19 Dec 2021
MIN111
DAL105
16 May 2021
MIN136
DAL121
24 Mar 2021
MIN108
DAL128
01 Apr 2020
MIN v DAL
upcoming
01 Mar 2020
MIN91
DAL111
11 Jan 2019
MIN115
DAL119
10 Dec 2017
MIN97
DAL92
04 Nov 2017
MIN112
DAL99
24 Feb 2017
MIN97
DAL84
09 Jan 2017
MIN101
DAL92
03 Apr 2016
MIN78
DAL88
10 Jan 2016
MIN87
DAL93
21 Jan 2015
MIN75
DAL98
30 Dec 2013
MIN98
DAL100
08 Nov 2013
MIN116
DAL108
10 Mar 2013
MIN77
DAL100
15 Dec 2012
MIN114
DAL106
10 Feb 2012
MIN97
DAL104
01 Jan 2012
MIN99
DAL82
07 Mar 2011
MIN105
DAL108
08 Mar 2010
MIN112
DAL125
13 Nov 2009
MIN77
DAL89
31 Mar 2009
MIN88
DAL108
01 Nov 2008
MIN85
DAL95
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Dallas Mavericks winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Minnesota TimberwolvesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormTimberwolves
Date
Competition
Denver Nuggets
#3
W
115-70
115
70
+45
118avg 107
H17/05
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#3
W
98-90
98
90
+8
90avg 107
A20/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
105-108
105
108
-3
91avg 107
H23/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
108-109
108
109
-1
98avg 107
H25/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
107-116
107
116
-9
97avg 107
A27/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
105-100
105
100
+5
101avg 107
A29/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
103-124
103
124
-21
87avg 107
H31/05
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#10
L
103-110
103
110
-7
90avg 107
A23/10
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#16
W
117-115
117
115
+2
110avg 107
A25/10
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#24
W
112-101
112
101
+11
108avg 107
H27/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-14
28-26
27-21
29-9
19-24
19-29
28-14
32-23
33-27
29-32
21-23
22-26
32-26
28-22
26-31
22-30
28-33
24-27
35-27
20-29
27-20
22-29
29-24
27-27
19-35
21-34
33-28
30-27
23-22
19-33
32-27
29-28
29-32
26-27
34-29
28-27
32-18
24-26
33-28
23-29
211.6Avg total
107.3Scored
104.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)110.7108.7219.3+2.067%
Season at home (1)112.0101.0213.0+11.0100%
Season away (2)110.0112.5222.5-2.550%
Last 10 (10)107.3104.3211.6+3.050%
Last 5 (5)108.0110.0218.0-2.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (21)106.4104.7211.1+1.748%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)116.4105.7222.1+10.889%
This opponent (Dallas Mavericks) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Dallas MavericksUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormMavericks
Date
Competition
Minnesota Timberwolves
#4
L
100-105
100
105
-5
91avg 106
H29/05
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#4
W
124-103
124
103
+21
117avg 106
A31/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
89-107
89
107
-18
69avg 106
A07/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
98-105
98
105
-7
90avg 106
A10/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
99-106
99
106
-7
85avg 106
H13/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
W
122-84
122
84
+38
115avg 106
H15/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
88-106
88
106
-18
75avg 106
A18/06
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#23
W
120-109
120
109
+11
107avg 106
H24/10
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#22
L
102-114
102
114
-12
89avg 106
A27/10
NBA
Utah Jazz
#30
W
110-102
110
102
+8
103avg 106
H29/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-27
29-22
24-29
27-27
35-19
34-21
28-33
27-30
20-37
22-26
24-23
23-21
28-25
23-29
23-29
24-22
31-30
20-20
19-35
29-21
34-21
27-14
31-25
30-24
18-28
28-39
21-19
21-20
20-22
27-27
40-31
33-29
26-28
29-35
25-28
22-23
27-19
22-24
33-27
28-32
209.3Avg total
105.2Scored
104.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)110.7108.3219.0+2.367%
Season at home (2)115.0105.5220.5+9.5100%
Season away (1)102.0114.0216.0-12.00%
Last 10 (10)105.2104.1209.3+1.140%
Last 5 (5)108.4103.0211.4+5.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)101.5106.6208.1-5.142%
vs Similar (15)111.9105.4217.3+6.573%
vs Weaker (3)109.7104.3214.0+5.367%
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +2.2+2.2Q1: +0.3+0.3Q2Q2: -4.5-4.5Q2: +0.4+0.4Q3Q3: +4.6+4.6Q3: -1.1-1.1Q4Q4: +0.7+0.7Q4: +1.5+1.5
-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +2.2+2.2Q1: +0.3+0.3Q2Q2: -4.5-4.5Q2: +0.4+0.4Q3Q3: +4.6+4.6Q3: -1.1-1.1Q4Q4: +0.7+0.7Q4: +1.5+1.5
Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Denver Nuggets
#3
W
59-40
59
40
+19
H17/05
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#3
L
38-53
38
53
-15
A20/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
62-59
62
59
+3
H23/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
60-48
60
48
+12
H25/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
52-60
52
60
-8
A27/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
D
49-49
49
49
+0
A29/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
40-69
40
69
-29
H31/05
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#10
L
42-55
42
55
-13
A23/10
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#16
L
55-59
55
59
-4
A25/10
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#24
W
56-44
56
44
+12
H27/10
NBA
104.9Avg total
51.3Scored
53.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)53.053.1106.1-0.147%-
Last 30 at home (16)53.853.8107.6-0.156%-
Last 30 away (14)52.152.3104.4-0.136%-
Last 10 (10)51.353.6104.9-2.340%-
Last 5 (5)48.455.2103.6-6.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (21)51.053.0104.0-2.038%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)57.753.3111.0+4.367%-
This opponent (Dallas Mavericks) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Dallas MavericksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota Timberwolves
#4
D
49-49
49
49
+0
H29/05
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#4
W
69-40
69
40
+29
A31/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
42-63
42
63
-21
A07/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
51-54
51
54
-3
A10/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
W
51-50
51
50
+1
H13/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
W
61-35
61
35
+26
H15/06
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
46-67
46
67
-21
A18/06
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#23
L
47-49
47
49
-2
H24/10
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#22
L
55-63
55
63
-8
A27/10
NBA
Utah Jazz
#30
W
49-43
49
43
+6
H29/10
NBA
103.3Avg total
52.0Scored
51.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)53.153.9106.9-0.843%-
Last 30 at home (14)52.651.4104.1+1.243%-
Last 30 away (16)53.456.0109.4-2.644%-
Last 10 (10)52.051.3103.3+0.740%-
Last 5 (5)51.651.4103.0+0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)51.756.5108.2-4.842%-
vs Similar (15)53.953.0106.9+0.940%-
vs Weaker (3)54.747.7102.3+7.067%-
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Minnesota Timberwolvestheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Minnesota Timberwolves: 107.3 points a game scored
🏀🏀46%
🏀🏀🏀37%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers49.4 pts a game · 46% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers39.6 pts a game · 37% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.3 pts a game · 17% of the points
League average for comparison: 113.4 points a game
49%
36%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers47.324.7
52.2%
54.3%49.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers36.813.2
35.9%
35.9%39.6
🏀 Free throws23.718.3
77.2%
77.8%18.3
They take 84.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 36.8 of them are 3-pointers, so 44% of their shots are threes (league average: 42%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Dallas Maverickstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Dallas Mavericks: 105.2 points a game scored
🏀🏀52%
🏀🏀🏀34%
🏀14%
🏀🏀 2-pointers54.8 pts a game · 52% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers36.0 pts a game · 34% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.4 pts a game · 14% of the points
League average for comparison: 113.4 points a game
49%
36%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers52.427.4
52.3%
54.3%54.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers35.012.0
34.3%
35.9%36.0
🏀 Free throws19.614.4
73.5%
77.8%14.4
They take 87.4 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 35.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 40% of their shots are threes (league average: 42%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 29 Oct 2024 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Minnesota Timberwolves
WWLLWLLLWW
Dallas Mavericks
WLWLWLLLWL
#7
League position
#17
+3.1
Net rating
+1.1
112.3
Offensive rating
109.6
109.1
Defensive rating
108.4
52.9%
Effective FG%
51.9%
51.7%
Opp. effective FG%
51.5%
11.6%
Turnover %
11.4%
23.6%
Off. rebound %
24.0%
0.28
Free-throw rate
0.22
35.9%
3-point %
34.3%
60.4%
Assist %
51.3%
50%
Form (last 10/10)
40%

Profile

Offence112.3 · 109.6Defence109.1 · 108.4Shooting52.9% · 51.9%3-point %35.9% · 34.3%Ball care11.6% · 11.4%Off. rebounds23.6% · 24.0%Free throws0.28 · 0.22Form (last 10/10)50% · 40%
■ Minnesota Timberwolves   ■ Dallas Mavericks
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
27/10/24HToronto Raptors112-101
25/10/24ASacramento Kings117-115
23/10/24ALos Angeles Lakers103-110
31/05/24HDallas Mavericks103-124
29/05/24ADallas Mavericks105-100
27/05/24ADallas Mavericks107-116
25/05/24HDallas Mavericks108-109
23/05/24HDallas Mavericks105-108
20/05/24ADenver Nuggets98-90
17/05/24HDenver Nuggets115-70
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/10/24HUtah Jazz110-102
27/10/24APhoenix Suns102-114
24/10/24HSan Antonio Spurs120-109
18/06/24ABoston Celtics88-106
15/06/24HBoston Celtics122-84
13/06/24HBoston Celtics99-106
10/06/24ABoston Celtics98-105
07/06/24ABoston Celtics89-107
31/05/24AMinnesota Timberwolves124-103
29/05/24HMinnesota Timberwolves100-105

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWW67%
HomeW100%
AwayLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312
Win %67%100%50%
Points / game110.7112.0110.0
Allowed / game108.7101.0112.5
Point differential+2.0+11.0-2.5
Avg total219.3213.0222.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Dallas Mavericks
NBA 2024-25
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLW67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game110.7115.0102.0
Allowed / game108.3105.5114.0
Point differential+2.3+9.5-12.0
Avg total219.0220.5216.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Oklahoma City Thunder330100%114.795.3+19.3
2 Cleveland Cavaliers440100%123.5106.8+16.8
3 Boston Celtics440100%124.2109.2+15.0
4 Orlando Magic43175%115.5109.2+6.2
5 Los Angeles Lakers43175%117.2113.8+3.5
6 Phoenix Suns43175%113.8110.8+3.0
7 Golden State Warriors32167%123.7100.7+23.0
8 Los Angeles Clippers32167%111.3108.0+3.3
9 Dallas Mavericks32167%110.7108.3+2.3
10 Minnesota Timberwolves32167%110.7108.7+2.0
11 Miami Heat32167%105.7106.7-1.0
12 New Orleans Pelicans32167%110.3113.0-2.7
13 Houston Rockets42250%111.2107.0+4.2
14 Memphis Grizzlies42250%120.2122.2-2.0
15 Atlanta Hawks42250%117.0121.2-4.2
16 Chicago Bulls42250%116.2120.5-4.2
17 Sacramento Kings31233%117.7115.3+2.3
18 New York Knicks31233%112.0113.3-1.3
19 Brooklyn Nets31233%110.7112.7-2.0
20 Charlotte Hornets31233%112.0114.7-2.7
21 San Antonio Spurs31233%106.3110.7-4.3
22 Denver Nuggets31233%106.0112.0-6.0
23 Philadelphia 76ers31233%111.3117.7-6.3
24 Washington Wizards31233%113.0125.3-12.3
25 Milwaukee Bucks41325%114.0119.0-5.0
26 Indiana Pacers41325%110.5117.2-6.8
27 Portland Trail Blazers41325%107.5114.8-7.2
28 Toronto Raptors41325%111.8120.5-8.8
29 Detroit Pistons4040%106.5114.5-8.0
30 Utah Jazz3030%104.0121.0-17.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Minnesota Timberwolves34252332114
Dallas Mavericks26353227120
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