Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: February 1 at Minnesota Timberwolves

Finale

These two teams are incredibly evenly matched. They’re both good offensive teams, who take care of the ball and force their opponents into turnovers, while being bad defensive teams, who struggle rebounding and making shots from deep.

When they met in Milwaukee in late December, much of the closing minutes saw just a single possession separating the Bucks and Timberwolves before the home team ultimately prevailed for a six-point win.

This game will likely be just as hard-fought and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see it go right to the buzzer. If anything, home court and the most experienced star on the court, Jimmy Butler, may just give Minnesota the edge.

Predictions:

Ben Sewell: Timberwolves by 5 — 33-16, 469 point differential

Adam Coffman: Timberwolves by 4 — 30-19, 507 point differential

Rohan Katti: Timberwolves by 8 — 30-19, 534 point differential

Tim Wray: Timberwolves by 2 — 29-20, 496 point differential

Leander Wallace: Bucks by 6 — 27-22, 530 point differential

Ti Windisch: Timberwolves by 9 — 27-22, 556 point differential

Adam McGee: Timberwolves by 4 — 27-22, 561 point differential

Joe Osterndorf: Bucks by 7 — 26-23, 524 point differential

Jordan Treske: Timberwolves by 8 — 25-24, 588 point differential

Matthew Henriksen: Bucks by 9 — 3-1, 50 point differential

Will Wang: Bucks by 2 — 3-3, 79 point differential

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The Bucks take on the Timberwolves at 7pm CT from the Target Center on Thursday night, and the game will be televised locally on Fox Sports Wisconsin.