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2026-01-07

Model Predictions

Model Miami Heat Minnesota Timberwolves Spread Result
Elo 17.0% 83.0% -
Bradley-Terry 32.4% 67.6% -
Margin 36.3% 63.7% +3.1 (24.9 off)
Pythagorean 46.2% 53.8% -
Efficiency 38.3% 61.7% -
Adjusted Efficiency 40.5% 59.5% -
Log Adjusted 40.5% 59.5% -
Points Off/Def 39.0% 61.0% -

Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +28 (122-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Miami Heat

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Norman Powell * 30 9-17 3-6 0-1 3 4 0 0 3 21 8 -
Kel'el Ware * 28 3-10 1-5 0-0 11 2 0 1 1 7 10 -
Bam Adebayo * 28 3-11 1-2 0-0 11 3 0 0 1 7 9 -
Davion Mitchell * 27 2-11 0-4 0-1 1 9 1 0 0 4 4 -
Andrew Wiggins * 25 3-10 2-3 2-2 4 2 1 2 1 10 8 -
Tyler Herro 28 7-15 1-4 2-2 9 3 0 0 2 17 12 -
Nikola Jović 26 2-8 1-4 4-6 4 3 2 1 3 9 8 -
Pelle Larsson 19 3-9 1-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 7 -1 -
Dru Smith 5 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -
Simone Fontecchio 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Myron Gardner 4 1-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 -
Keshad Johnson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 3 0 -1 -
Kasparas Jakučionis 4 1-2 1-2 2-2 2 0 0 0 1 5 4 -

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Jaden McDaniels * 33 7-15 1-4 4-5 3 2 2 1 1 19 11 -
Rudy Gobert * 32 5-5 0-0 3-3 16 1 0 2 3 13 24 -
Donte DiVincenzo * 30 4-9 4-9 0-0 5 2 0 1 0 12 11 -
Anthony Edwards * 29 8-18 5-8 5-6 5 3 1 2 3 26 16 -
Julius Randle * 26 6-12 1-2 2-3 11 5 0 1 2 15 18 -
Naz Reid 24 6-12 2-5 0-0 6 2 1 1 0 14 12 -
Mike Conley 15 1-4 0-3 1-2 2 3 0 0 0 3 4 -
Bones Hyland 12 2-8 1-5 1-2 3 5 0 0 1 6 5 -
Jaylen Clark 11 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 -
Leonard Miller 4 3-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 6 6 -
Rob Dillingham 4 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 -
Joe Ingles 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 -
Johnny Juzang 4 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -
Joan Beringer 4 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 4 -

* = starter