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Timberwolves vs Magic Odds, Predictions & Player Props (Jan 9)

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards tries to dribble around Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac
Feb 2, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) works around Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac (1) in the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
  • The Minnesota Timberwolves finish a mini two-game road trip against the Orlando Magic on Thursday
  • Orlando has alternated wins and losses in its last six, upsetting the Knicks on the road last time out
  • Below, see the Timberwolves vs Magic odds, predictions, and player props on Jan. 9

The NBA schedule-makers didn’t do the Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17, 9-10 away, 14-21-1 ATS) any favors early in the New Year. Minnesota alternated home and away games for seven straight matchups before their current two-game road trip, which culminates with a date against the Orlando Magic (22-16, 13-5 home, 20-17-1 ATS) on Thursday night at the Kia Center (7:10 pm ET). With the Magic still battling injuries to their four leading scorers, the T-Wolves have been set as 7.5-point road favorites in Thursday’s NBA odds.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Odds

Team Spread Moneyline Total
Minnesota Timberwolves -7.5 (-115) -250 O 199.5 (-110)
Orlando Magic +7.5 (-115) +200 U 199.5 (-110)

Minnesota is priced as -250 on the moneyline in the Timberwolves vs Magic odds, with Orlando coming back as +200 home underdogs. The game total is at a eye-poppingly low 199.5. This is the first time this season a Minnesota game has had a total lower than 211.5. Orlando games average the fewest points in the NBA (208.4) and the Magic have seen several totals under 210, but 199.5 also represents a season-low for the Magic, and indeed the NBA as a whole. 

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The big news out of Orlando this week is that All-Star Paolo Banchero (29.0 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 5.6 APG) is nearing return from a two-month absence due to an oblique injury. Banchero is officially listed as questionable for tonight’s game and is expected to play either today or in Orlando’s matchup with Milwaukee tomorrow night.

Even without Banchero and Franz Wagner (24.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5.7 APG) and Mo Wagner (12.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.4 APG) and Jalen Suggs (16.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.7 APG), the Magic have been able to tread water due to a stunning level of depth. Last time out, they upset the Knicks in New York (103-94), led by 24 points from Cole Anthony and 19 off the bench from Wendell Carter Jr.

Orlando’s perimeter defense was the real MVP in the win, limiting New York to just 4-of-22 from three (18.2%). The Magic sit second in the NBA in Defensive Rating (106.3).

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The frustratingly inconsistent Timberwolves enter Thursday on a two-game win streak over the Clippers (108-106 home) and Pelicans (104-97 away), which followed on the heels of three straight Ls to the Thunder (113-105 away), Celtics (118-115 home), and Pistons (119-105 away).

Leading scorer Anthony Edwards (25.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.0 APG) is in the midst of his best shooting stretch of the season so far. After dropping  a career-high 53 on 51.6% shooting in the loss to Detroit, he scored 37 in the win over LAC and 32 in the win over New Orleans.

MIN vs ORL Player Props

Player Points Rebounds Assists Three-Pointers Made
Anthony Edwards (MIN) 25.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) 5.5 (Ov -130 | Un -100) 4.5 (Ov +105 | Un -135) 3.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125)
Julius Randle (MIN) 17.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) 6.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) 4.5 (Ov +114 | Un -145) 1.5 (Ov -100 | Un -130)
Paolo Banchero (ORL) 17.5 (Ov -115 | Un -115) 4.5 (Ov -125 | Un -105) 2.5 (Ov +105 | Un -135) 1.5 (Ov +145 | Un -188)
Naz Reid (MIN) 12.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) 4.5 (Ov -154 | Un +120) OFF 1.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125)
Donte DiVincenzo (MIN) 10.5 (Ov -130 | Un -10) 3.5 (Ov -115 | Un -115) 3.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) 2.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125)
Goga Bitadze (ORL) 10.5 (Ov -120 | Un -110) 9.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) 2.5 (Ov -145 | Un +114) OFF
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ORL) 10.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) OFF OFF OFF
Rudy Gobert (MIN) 9.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) 10.5 (Ov -115 | Un -115) OFF OFF
Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 8.5 (Ov -135 | Un +105) 4.5 (Ov +105 | Un -135) OFF 1.5 (Ov +154 | Un -200)

NBA player props from DraftKings on Jan. 9.

Edwards has the highest point total of the night at 25.5. Curiously, Banchero is listed in the T-Wolves/Magic player props but with totals well below his season averages, both this year and last. Oddsmakers are clearly not expecting him to log heavy minutes in his first game back from injury, if he plays at all.

Note that if Banchero does sit out again tonight, wagers on his player props will be voided.

Timberwolves vs Magic Prediction

Getting the Magic at +200 to win at home against a wildly up-and-down Minnesota team is a steal. That would be the case if Banchero was listed as out, and he’s not. Orlando might have its lone All-Star back tonight in some capacity.

Both of these teams have proven capable of winning or lose to any team on any given night. The one main consistent between them this season is that Orlando has been fantastic at home. That’s been less true lately but they’re only two weeks removed from beating the reigning-champion Celtics at the Kia Center without Banchero or the Wagner brothers.

  • Orlando Magic moneyline (+200)
  • Banchero over 17.5 points (-110)

 

Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

Managing Editor

Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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