Minnesota
Timberwolves
2-1
Spread
-1.5
NBA Predictions
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks Predictions
Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7:30pm EST at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
@
New York
Knicks
0-2
Spread
+1.5
50%
50%
Spread
Minnesota Timberwolves -1.5
New York Knicks +1.5
Moneyline
Minnesota Timberwolves -112
New York Knicks -108
Total
Over 227.5 (-110)
Under 227.5 (-110)
Professional Picks
4 listed
Professional Picks On This Game
Kit Wilson
Total pick
Marshall Dax
Spread pick
Paul Herd
Total pick
Simon Says
Total pick
Timberwolves vs. Knicks Prediction: Unconfirmed Lineups Make This a Pass
Analysis updated October 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM CDT
New York is the likelier winner at Madison Square Garden, but neither team had confirmed its starters for this preseason matchup.
Unconfirmed lineups shape the market
Posting and Toasting, a Knicks-focused publication, reported that Minnesota entered the game 2-1 in the preseason while New York was 0-2. Those records carry limited betting value because Minnesota's starters were listed day-to-day for rest and the Knicks had used their starters for limited minutes.
The SPF line makes New York a -135 moneyline favorite and lists the Knicks at -2.5. Minnesota is +114 and +2.5, with the total at 227.5. New York is the likelier winner at home, but laying either price requires confidence in playing time that the available reporting doesn't provide.
DiVincenzo is out
EssentiallySports reported that Minnesota guard Donte DiVincenzo would miss the game with a right Achilles tendon injury. The outlet reported no Knicks players on the injury list, though Kevin McCullar Jr., Ochai Agbaji, Drew Eubanks and Tony Bradley carried coach's-decision designations rather than confirmed injury absences.
Neither starting five had been confirmed at publication. That makes Minnesota's +2.5 difficult to back and also weakens the case for New York -2.5, since preseason substitutions can quickly erase an advantage created by the regular starters. The same rotation uncertainty leaves too little basis for choosing over or under 227.5. Pass on the side and total.
Pick
New York Knicks
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass