- 1 Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors: two unbeaten teams, 50 forced turnovers on one side and 21 offensive rebounds on the other
- 2 Minnesota Timberwolves: Edwards, LaMelo Ball and a rebounding margin of 17 against Orlando
- 3 Toronto Raptors: a 43-point opener, then 52-32 in the paint in Washington
- 4 Free NBA Prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors: two unbeaten teams, 50 forced turnovers on one side and 21 offensive rebounds on the other 
Toronto have forced 50 turnovers in two games. Chicago gave the ball away 27 times in a 135-92 opener, and Washington coughed it up 23 times on Friday in a 112-102 Raptors win.
Minnesota have been just as convincing. The Wolves won 131-106 in Miami on Wednesday, spoiling Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Heat debut, then went to Orlando and won 115-93 on Friday with most of the starters resting for much of the fourth quarter.
Both are 2-0, and they meet at Target Center on Sunday 25 October at 7pm ET. Minnesota won both meetings last season, 128-126 in Toronto on 4 February and 115-107 at home on 5 March.
The styles differ. Toronto lead with defence and transition, while Minnesota hit Miami with a 63-24 edge from three and then beat Orlando 60-43 on the boards, with 21 offensive rebounds.
No line had been posted at the time of writing. Anthony Edwards, after 45 points in the opener, went 5 of 23 against the Magic, and the Wolves still won by 22.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Edwards, LaMelo Ball and a rebounding margin of 17 against Orlando 
Edwards set the tone in Miami. He scored 45 with nine threes and 10 rebounds, 18 of those points coming during a 45-23 run in the second half, and he joined Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan as the only players with 40 or more in multiple season openers.
LaMelo Ball scored 21 in his Minnesota debut, and he and Edwards combined for 17 points in a 23-7 run that turned a one-point lead into 78-61. Jaden McDaniels added 17, Ayo Dosunmu 16 and Jonathan Kuminga 12, while Rudy Gobert pulled down 15 rebounds.
Orlando was won on the glass rather than through Edwards. Minnesota grabbed 21 offensive rebounds to eight, scored 17 second-chance points and outrebounded the Magic 60-43. Orlando didn’t get an offensive board in the first 19 minutes.
I like that the Wolves won by 22 on a night when their best scorer shot 5 of 23 and 2 of 9 from three. It’s a sign the supporting cast can carry a game, which is useful against a Toronto defence built to take the first option away.
The rest picture helps too. With the starters held back for much of the fourth quarter on Friday, Minnesota come into Sunday with light minutes from the last game and a day off in between.
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Toronto Raptors: a 43-point opener, then 52-32 in the paint in Washington 
The opener was a rout from the first possession. Toronto went up 7-0, led 43-23 after one quarter and 101-62 late in the third, and Chicago never led. Scottie Barnes, Kawhi Leonard and Immanuel Quickley scored 23 each, with Quickley adding seven assists, and RJ Barrett had 20.
The turnovers drove it. Chicago’s 27 giveaways against Toronto’s 11 fed a 34-13 edge in fast-break points, and the Raptors never let the Bulls settle into a half-court game. Matas Buzelis led Chicago with 17, 13 of them from the free-throw line.
Friday in Washington was closer but followed a similar pattern. Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Barrett scored 23 and Leonard 16, and Toronto won the offensive glass 18-6 and the paint 52-32 while forcing 23 turnovers.
The level of opposition is the obvious question. Chicago and Washington aren’t Minnesota, and the Wolves have the size in Gobert and the ball security from Ball to blunt a pressing defence in a way the Bulls and Wizards didn’t.
History adds to that. Toronto lost both games against Minnesota last season, the first by two points at home and the second by eight at Target Center, where they were 5.5-point underdogs at the close.
Probable lineup Minnesota Timberwolves: Not announced at time of publication
Probable lineup Toronto Raptors: Not announced at time of publication
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Our prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves to win
I’m going with Minnesota. The Wolves have beaten two teams by a combined 47 points, they won both meetings last season, and they’ve already shown they can win when Edwards has an off night.
Toronto’s turnover numbers are real, and if Minnesota are careless the Raptors can run. But those 50 forced turnovers came against Chicago and Washington, and the 60-43 rebounding edge against Orlando suggests Minnesota can win the possession count in a different way, through second chances.
No price had been published at the time of writing. I’d want at least 1.55 on the Wolves moneyline; if the number comes in shorter, Minnesota on a small handicap is the way I’d play it.
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