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Minnesota comes in at 3-2 overall with a 120.4 scoring average, a 47.3 field goal rate, and a defense allowing only 107.8 points per game. The Timberwolves are also generating 27.0 assists per game and 9.2 steals per game, which has helped them create easier scoring chances and keep opposing offenses uncomfortable. Milwaukee is 1-4 overall, scoring 113.4 points per game while allowing 124.2, and its 44.9 field goal rate and 71.6 free throw rate have not been enough to offset a defense that has been one of the weakest early in the season. The Bucks have also posted a lower offensive efficiency and a poor defensive efficiency mark, which makes it difficult to trust them to keep this game in a high-scoring range against a disciplined Minnesota group.
Minnesota should control this game from start to finish and win by a comfortable margin, with the scoring pace landing below the current market price. The Timberwolves’ defense has been the stronger unit by a wide margin, and Milwaukee’s early-season defensive form makes it hard to project a shootout. A final score around Minnesota 118, Milwaukee 110 fits the data best and supports the under as the strongest recommended position.