Timberwolves vs Clippers Prediction 10/30/26 NBA Picks Today

The Clippers are still missing Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Max Strus, and Jordan Miller, with Rui Hachimura listed as questionable, while the Timberwolves have ruled out Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards once again. Both teams are missing some key players, but the Timberwolves still hold the edge with plenty of depth to cover in the short term.

The banged-up Clippers had some success against the Lakers in their last outing but still ended up getting blown out at home, so I don’t like their chances against this Timberwolves squad still missing Edwards. The line is reasonable for this one, so I will stick with the more reliable Timberwolves to bounce back with a much-needed win and cover at home.

The Los Angeles Clippers have yet to get going this season as they are now riding a three-game losing streak after getting thrashed by the Lakers in a 103-87 home defeat on Wednesday. Keaton Wagler led the team in scoring with 21 points off the bench; Derrick Jones Jr. added 15 points while Darius Garland chipped in with 14 points and five assists.

As a team, the Clippers shot a miserly 35 percent from the field and 10 of 31 from the 3-point line as they got off to a sloppy start with turnovers, and it cost them big in the second quarter, where they got outscored by 31-16 to trail by 18 points going into halftime. The Clippers were much more competitive in the third quarter, where they cut the deficit to just eight points, but that was as close as they could get on a cold shooting night.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have cooled off a bit recently as they are now hoping to snap a two-game skid after falling just short to the Warriors in a 119-114 home defeat on Wednesday. Jonathan Kuminga led the team with 20 points and five assists; Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. each scored 19 points while Ayo Dosunmu scored just 17 points.

As a team, the Timberwolves shot 44 percent from the field and 15 of 45 from the 3-point line as they struggled to contain the Warriors early on and leaked 64 points in the first half to fall behind by as many as 24 points, which was a real shame, because they were clearly the better team in the second half despite coming up short. Interestingly, Rudy Gobert had another quiet game of just one point on zero-for-four shooting in 20 minutes of playing time.