Timberwolves vs. Heat Recap: Timberwolves 131, Heat 106

Final score

Team	Points
Minnesota Timberwolves	131
Miami Heat	106

Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami Heat, Kaseya Center.

Odyn's pick

Settled

Miami Heat +1 (-116) · lost -1.00u

Teams before the game

Minnesota Timberwolves

Last season (2025-26: 49-33, 118.0 points per game, 114.6 allowed, No. 6 seed in the West)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/16 @ Chicago Bulls: L 133-116
10/14 vs Detroit Pistons: L 128-106
10/12 @ New York Knicks: W 122-104
10/10 @ Miami Heat: W 125-124
10/7 vs Indiana Pacers: L 123-112

Injury report: Donte DiVincenzo (G, Out)

Miami Heat

Last season (2025-26: 43-39, 120.9 points per game, 118.5 allowed, No. 10 seed in the East)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/16 @ Orlando Magic: L 136-115
10/14 vs Brooklyn Nets: W 144-128
10/10 vs Minnesota Timberwolves: L 125-124
10/8 vs New Orleans Pelicans: W 128-118
10/3 @ Toronto Raptors: W 129-105

Injury report: Vladislav Goldin (C, Day-To-Day)

Pregame analysis

Written before the game.

Timberwolves vs Heat is the season opener for both teams in Miami, on ESPN.

Minnesota went 49-33 last season, the No. 6 seed in the West, scoring 118.0 points a game and allowing 114.6. The Timberwolves beat the Heat 125-124 in Miami in the preseason, then lost their last two preseason games, 133-116 at Chicago and 128-106 against Detroit. Guard Donte DiVincenzo is out.

Miami went 43-39 and finished 10th in the East, with the higher scoring of the two teams (120.9 points a game) and the weaker defense (118.5 allowed). The Heat beat Brooklyn 144-128 in the preseason before losing 136-115 at Orlando. Center Vladislav Goldin is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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Updated Oct 24, 11:50 AM ET.

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