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Hornets at Timberwolves · Fri, Jan 29 · 9:30 PM ET

Charlotte at Minnesota. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Hornets edges

No clear mismatch in Charlotte's favor.

Timberwolves edges

No clear mismatch in Minnesota's favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
CHARankStatRankMIN
120.35thOffensive rating12th117.6
115.313thDefensive rating8th114.3
+5.08thNet rating10th+3.3
96.126thPace9th99.8
55.212thEffective FG %6th55.9
12.824thTurnover %18th12.4
30.54thOffensive rebound %15th25.7
20.018thFree throw rate10th21.5
54.07thOpponent eFG %5th52.9
11.222ndForced turnover %14th12.4
76.63rdDefensive rebound %20th73.7
18.64thOpponent FT rate24th22.0

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Timberwolves5-5 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. L
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Sat, Nov 1 MIN 122, CHA 105 · Sun, Apr 5 CHA 122, MIN 108

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers