Jan. 20, 2026, 9:08 a.m. ET

The Minnesota Timberwolves (27-16) visit the Utah Jazz (14-29) Tuesday. Tip-off from Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, is at 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs. Jazz odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Timberwolves lead 2-0

The Wolves have won 6 of their last 9 games, but are 1-2 on their current 4-game road trip and have lost 2 games in a row. They lost 126-123 Saturday at the San Antonio Spurs, covering the 5-point spread as road underdogs with the Over (234.5) cashing. G Anthony Edwards’ 55 points, including 9 3-pointers, weren’t enough.

The Jazz return home after a 5-game road trip in which they lost the final 4 games. They played Monday in San Antonio, losing to the Spurs 123-110 but covering the 16.5-point spread as underdogs with the Under (238.5) cashing. G Keyonte George scored 30 in a losing effort.

The Timberwolves beat the Jazz 137-97 in Minneapolis Nov. 7 and then 120-113 on Nov. 10 in Utah. The Jazz covered the 7.5-point spread as underdogs in the last matchup.

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Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | Jazz +425 (bet $100 to win $425)Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves -12.5 (-105) | Jazz +12.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 244.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Timberwolves at Jazz key injuries

Timberwolves

C Naz Reid (shoulder) questionableG Terrance Shannon Jr. (foot) out

Jazz

(Not yet submitted — below was for Monday’s game)

G Isaiah Collier (quadriceps) questionableC Walker Kessler (shoulder) outF Lauri Markkanen (illness) outF Georges Niang (foot) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Timberwolves at Jazz picks and predictionsPrediction

Timberwolves 130, Jazz 114

The Timberwolves have beaten the Jazz 4 straight times and in 9 of the last 10 meetings.

The Jazz have lost 8 of their last 10 games, and in those 8 losses, they allowed an average of 134.0 points per game.

Scoring is not a problem for Minnesota, which has scored 122 or more in 7 of its last 10 games. The Wolves’ last 2 games came against 2 teams with at least 25 wins. The Jazz have 29 losses and give up a lot of points.

There is no reason to bet the Jazz in this matchup, and the spread for either team gives you better odds than the Minnesota ML.

PASS.

The Jazz did cover the spread against the Wolves in Salt Lake City in November, but 5 of their last 8 losses have been by at least 20 points. They lost by 55 points in their last home game.

The Timberwolves are 17-10 ATS in their 27 wins. They are 6-8 ATS as road favorites, per Teamrankings.com, but are 6-5 ATS when they have a rest advantage like Tuesday.

BET TIMBERWOLVES -12.5 (-105).

The totals for the 2 previous meetings this season were 234 and 233.

Half of the Jazz’ last 10 games have surpassed 245 total points while only 4 of the last 10 games for the Wolves have reached 245.

BET UNDER 244.5 (-110).

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