New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves prediction market odds: Kalshi, Polymarket and the Bandwagon model
Knicks at Timberwolves: Bandwagon's model makes the Knicks a 53% favorite (Timberwolves −0.5).
New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves model odds and win probability
Axle gives the Knicks a 53% chance to win.
Bandwagon Axle 2.0 · Updated
Bandwagon's model, not a sportsbook line. We do not take wagers.
Axle versus the markets and the crowd
Every NBA marketEach bar is the chance that the Knicks win. The thin blue mark is Axle's 53%.
The largest gap is 2 points: Axle has the Knicks at 53%, Polymarket at 51%.
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
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Why Axle has the Knicks
All NBA ratings| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1723 3rd of 30 | 1643 7th of 30 |
| Record | 6-4 | 8-3 |
| Last 5 games | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Streak | W4 | W4 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 3 | 3 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage, schedule and recent form; record, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | MIN win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1:32 AM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 11, 1:32 AM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 11, 12:32 AM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:47 PM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:33 PM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:28 PM ET | 47% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:58 PM ET | 47% | −1 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 12:27 AM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 11:23 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:53 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:43 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:58 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:48 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:28 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:23 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 11:37 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 11:32 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 10:13 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 9:38 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 8:43 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 AM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 12:37 AM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 11:31 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 11:25 PM ET | 48% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:27 PM ET | 48% | −2 |
| Nov 7, 7:39 PM ET | 50% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 5:02 AM ET | 50% | 0 |
| Nov 6, 10:49 PM ET | 50% | +1 |
| Nov 6, 10:30 PM ET | 49% | 0 |
| Nov 6, 10:25 PM ET | 49% | 0 |
| Nov 6, 9:26 PM ET | 49% | 0 |
| Nov 6, 9:22 PM ET | 49% | 0 |
| Nov 6, 5:03 AM ET | 49% | — |
Knicks vs Timberwolves odds on Polymarket
Every NBA marketPolymarket prices the Knicks at 51%, and Axle 2.0 gives them 53%.
Prices read: Polymarket ; Axle 2.0 .
| Source | NY | MIN | Price read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket | 51% | 49% | ||
| Bandwagon model | 53% | 47% | · model 2.0 |
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New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Knicks the favorite, with a 53% chance to win; its spread is Timberwolves −0.5. The model total is 221.5. Ratings: Timberwolves 1643 (7th of 30), Knicks 1723 (3rd). The Timberwolves are 8-3 in the Northwest; the Knicks are 6-4 in the Atlantic. The Timberwolves have won 4 of their last 5; the Knicks 4 of their last 5. The two have met 6 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Timberwolves won 3, the Knicks 3.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
New York Knicks
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Milwaukee Bucks | W 117–85 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Cleveland Cavaliers | W 109–97 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Chicago Bulls | W 135–105 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Brooklyn Nets | W 103–90 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Philadelphia 76ers | L 93–98 | – | – | matchup |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Utah Jazz | W 115–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| at New Orleans Pelicans | W 115–109 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Houston Rockets | W 117–107 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Milwaukee Bucks | W 112–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| at San Antonio Spurs | L 111–121 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks | 122–104 | – | – | matchup | |
| New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves | 104–115 | – | – | matchup | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks | 114–137 | – | – | matchup | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks | 95–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks | 116–99 | – | – | matchup | |
| New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves | 133–107 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
New York Knicks: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Minnesota Timberwolves: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Knicks6-4 Atlantic, 3rd · W4
- Knicks rating1723 3rd of 30, 9 games
- Timberwolves8-3 Northwest, 4th · W4
- Timberwolves rating1643 7th of 30, 11 games
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The bandwagon on each team
New York Knicks 6-4
National Basketball Association · Atlantic · 3rd · streak W4
No stances yet today on $KNICKS: the share of the crowd ▲ on the New York Knicks bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
National Basketball Association · Northwest · 4th · streak W4
No stances yet today on $TIMBERWOLVES: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Minnesota Timberwolves bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In National Basketball Association a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past National Basketball Association seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:32 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Knicks 53% to win. Spread Timberwolves −0.5, total 221.5. Polymarket 51% for the Knicks. New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves, Thu, Nov 19, 8:00 PM ET.