Utah Jazz 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 115 — Recap

November 8, 2026 · Recap published November 8, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 115-100, maintaining consistent offensive pressure across all four quarters. Minnesota set the early tone in the opening period, outscoring Utah 28-25, before extending the margin slightly with a 29-26 edge in the second quarter to carry a 57-51 lead into halftime. The Timberwolves pulled further away after the break, controlling the third frame 33-27 to build a double-digit advantage. Minnesota secured the victory by closing out the fourth quarter with a 25-22 scoring edge.

Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota with 26 points, shooting 7-of-13 overall while hitting four three-pointers and adding 4 rebounds and 1 assist. LaMelo Ball supported the Timberwolves' offense with 24 points, connecting on four three-pointers alongside 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Darryn Peterson paced Utah with a game-high-matching 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including four three-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Keyonte George contributed 19 points, 5 rebounds, and a game-high 8 assists for the Jazz, while Jaxson Hayes added a perfect shooting performance of 18 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-6 from the field. SportsFBI's model favored Minnesota at 85%, a lean that proved correct as the Timberwolves steadily pulled away to secure the 15-point win.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Minnesota Timberwolves (85% confidence). It gave a 29% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 15 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · MIN -12.5 MIN covered Won by 15

Total · 221.5 Under 215 combined

Moneyline UTA +530 · MIN -750 MIN favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (MIN) -10.5-12.5 -2

Total 224.5221.5 -3

Moneyline (MIN) -460-750 -290

Standouts

Top Scorer · UTA

Darryn Peterson

26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Ayo Dosunmu

26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · MIN

LaMelo Ball

24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG

Season highs

Darryn Peterson · Season-high 26 pointsDarryn Peterson · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

UTA 6 largest lead Q1 4:45 (UTA 18, MIN 12) · 7-0 run, Q2 1:24–Q2 0:45

MIN 19 largest lead Q4 1:44 (UTA 96, MIN 115) · 9-0 run, Q1 4:03–Q1 2:15

Swings 4 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Q3 6:37, UTA 63, MIN 66).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
UTA	25	26	27	22		100
MIN	28	29	33	25		115

🧮 How They Scored

UTAMIN

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

46.6%Effective FG%57.1%

11.8%Turnover %19.5%

23.9%Offensive rebound %27.8%

0.276Free-throw rate0.416

Box Score

Utah Jazz

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darryn Peterson G	35	26	6	4	1	0	3	11-21	4-8	0-0	+3
Airious Bailey F	32	7	2	3	4	0	2	3-9	1-4	0-0	-8
Keyonte George G	30	19	5	8	2	0	2	5-13	0-3	9-10	-12
Jaxson Hayes C	29	18	6	1	0	1	2	6-6	0-0	6-7	-2
Josh Green G	28	10	0	1	0	0	0	3-6	1-3	3-5	+1
Josh Okogie G	17	0	1	0	1	0	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	-19
Mo Bamba C	17	3	3	1	1	2	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	-17
Isaiah Collier G	17	6	4	2	0	0	2	3-6	0-0	0-0	-14
Kyle Filipowski C	15	9	6	1	0	0	1	4-10	1-2	0-0	-7
Brice Sensabaugh F	13	2	3	0	1	0	0	1-10	0-3	0-0	-4
Svi Mykhailiuk G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0
Tony Bradley C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	33	16	6	3	1	1	4	5-9	2-3	4-4	+17
Rudy Gobert C	31	10	15	2	0	0	3	4-4	0-0	2-4	+7
Ayo Dosunmu G	30	26	4	1	2	0	5	7-13	4-5	8-8	0
LaMelo Ball G	30	24	3	5	2	0	5	10-20	4-10	0-0	-3
Jonathan Kuminga F	26	4	0	0	0	0	3	2-5	0-2	0-0	-10
Trey Lyles F	21	9	6	2	1	0	0	3-6	1-3	2-3	+29
Jaylen Clark G	19	3	2	0	2	0	0	0-2	0-1	3-3	+11
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	18	5	3	3	0	0	0	1-7	0-3	3-4	+9
Joan Beringer F	16	4	3	0	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	+12
Nah'Shon Hyland G	13	14	2	2	0	1	0	4-8	1-5	5-6	+15
Rocco Zikarsky C	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Cody Williams F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Isaiah Evans F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Ayo Dosunmu MIN	Points	18.5	26	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	Assists	4.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	4	Over
	Pts + Reb	23.5	30	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	28.5	31	Over
Darryn Peterson UTA	Points	15.5	26	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	6	Over
	Assists	3.5	4	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	4	Over
LaMelo Ball MIN	Points	21.5	24	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	3	Under
	Assists	6.5	5	Under
	3-pointers	3.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	11.5	8	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	33.5	32	Under
Keyonte George UTA	Points	22.5	19	Under
	Rebounds	3.5	5	Over
	Assists	5.5	8	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	0	Under
Jaxson Hayes UTA	Points	9.5	18	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	6	Under
Jaden McDaniels MIN	Points	17.5	16	Under
	Rebounds	5.5	6	Over
	Assists	2.5	3	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Pts + Reb	22.5	22	Under
	Reb + Ast	8.5	9	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	25.5	25	Under