It’s Thursday, January 9th, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17) and Orlando Magic (22-16) will face off at the Kia Center in Orlando.

Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves won their second straight with a 104-97 victory in New Orleans on Tuesday. Edwards was 7-11 from 3 and scored 32 points, leading all scorers in the game. The Magic have stayed afloat despite serious injuries. On Monday, they defeated the Knicks at Madison Square Garden behind 24 from Cole Anthony.

The Timberwolves are currently 9-10 on the road with a point differential of +0.3, while the Magic have a record of 5-5 in their last 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Match details and how to watch Timberwolves vs. Magic live today

• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Website: Kia Center
• City: Orlando, FL
• Network/Streaming: NBA TV

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Timberwolves vs Magic odds

The latest odds from Thursday:

• Odds: Minnesota Timberwolves (-170), Orlando Magic (+143)
• Spread: Timberwolves -3.5
• Over/Under: 207 points

That gives an implied team score of 104.6 for the Timberwolves and 102.78 for the Magic.

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Expert tips and predictions for Thursday’s Timberwolves vs. Magic game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes to cover the pesky Magic: Orlando Magic +5.5
“The Magic welcome Paolo to a game that I think might be more of a choice.”

Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) expects that IF Paolo plays, his impact will be muted by the Minnesota D: Minnesota Timberwolves -5.5
“If you like the Magic, you should buy it now. If you like the Twolves, buy this number later and hope Paolo gets approved. Personally, I think he’ll play in the second half of B2B tomorrow when they’ll need him more. For this reason, I believe this number will rise to 7.5, giving us a CLV of 1.5 points.”

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for today’s Timberwolves & Magic game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet recommends a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward a game ATS on the Orlando Magic at +3.5.
• In total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game with the OVER at the game total of 207.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Timberwolves vs. Magic on Thursday

• The Timberwolves have won 4 of their last 5 at Southeast Division teams
• 9 of the Magic’s last 11 games (82%) have been UNDER the total
• The Magic are 12-6 ATS at home this season

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