Orlando Magic – Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 09.01.2025
It’s a match-up between two defensively oriented teams on Thursday night as the Orlando Magic host the Minnesota Timberwolves. Who will prevail in this East vs West encounter?
The Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves meet on 09.01.2025, in what will be their 1st of two regular season meetings. The game will be played at the Kia Center (Orlando) with the road team Timberwolves being slightly favored to win this game.
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Orlando Magic |
Thu, 09.01.2025, 19:00 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
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5/4 |
13/1 |
4/5 |
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Expert Tip |
MIN Timberwolves -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Current situation
What head coach Jamahl Mosley and his Orlando Magic are doing this season is nothing short of extraordinary. If it wasn’t for the Cleveland Cavaliers and OKC Thunder hot starts to the season, Mosley would likely be in the running for the Coach of the Year award. Star player Paolo Banchero has missed 33 games, Franz Wagner has now missed 13 and yet the Magic are still a respectable 22-16, ranking 4th in the Eastern Conference.
The rollercoaster of a season continues for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they’ve now won back-to-back games, following a 3-game losing streak. This, combined with the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors both being on 2-game losing streaks, should give them a bit of breathing room in the Western Conference standings. Right now the T’Wolves are 8th with a 19-17 record, trailing the LA Clippers and LA Lakers by 1 game in 6th place.
Orlando Magic Stats & Form
The Orlando Magic pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year in their latest win at New York. They went into the game as 10.5 point underdogs, but that didn’t matter as they held the Knicks to just 94 points in a 9 point victory. Cole Anthony stole the show with 24 points and 7 rebounds, while 3 other Magic players also scored in double-figures. New York managed to score just 4 threes in that game.
Minnesota Timberwolves Stats & Form
Minnesota also relied heavily on defense to win their latest game at New Orleans on Tuesday. Anthony Edwards continued his hot streak with another 32 point night, including 7 threes made. In his last 3 games Ant Man is averaging 40.7 points and is making 7.7 threes per game on an unreal 59% efficiency. The question is how long this hot streak can carry on for? Orlando will be a huge test, they are one of the elite defenses in the NBA.
Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Head-to-Head
These two teams have split the last 2 regular season series, interestingly enough with the road team winning in all 4 games played. If we expand our search to the last 10 meetings, then Orlando has the edge with 7 wins and a 6-4 ATS record. Oddly enough though, Minnesota has averaged a point more in those games, while outscoring Orlando 62.5 to 53 at half-time.
Orlando Magic – Minnesota Timberwolves Odds
Going for a Magic home win will get you odds of 5/4, while for a road win for Minnesota you can get odds of 4/5.
The point total has been set at 209.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Tip | Odds |
| Orlando Magic +3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 209.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves -3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves (09.01.2025)
Both teams will look to rely on their defense to win this one. Orlando would be foolish to get into a shootout competition with their 3 best players out of the line-up with injuries. The Magic will need a big boost from the home crowd in order to stay competitive here, at 13-5 they are one of the better home teams in the NBA. Anthony Edwards scored only 6 points the last time he played at Kia Center, you just know he has circled this game on his calendar a long time ago and will look to make a statement with another big time performance. He’s the hottest player in the NBA right now, as good as this Magic defense has been, they will run into issues slowing him down. In their last 3 games the T’Wolves have upped their three-point efficiency to 38.2%, only 2 teams in the entire NBA are shooting a better percentage than that this season. After seeing them connect on 15, 16, 16 and 21 threes in their last 4 games, we feel like the Timberwolves will score enough points to get the win and cover the spread. So let’s go with Minnesota in this one.
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Expert Tip |
MIN Timberwolves -3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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