NBA Best Bets: Timberwolves vs. Magic Picks for January 9
Published 11:33 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17) are favored by 3.5 points against the Orlando Magic (22-16) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on NBA TV, FDSFL, and FDSN.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Thursday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?
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Timberwolves vs. Magic Game Info
- When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
- TV: NBA TV, FDSFL, and FDSN
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Timberwolves vs. Magic Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Magic (+ 3.5)
- Against the spread, Minnesota is 14-22-0 this season.
- Orlando’s record against the spread is 21-17-0.
- The Timberwolves are 8-17 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
- The Magic have an ATS record of 5-7 as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Over (205.5)
- Timberwolves games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 205.5 points 26 times.
- The Magic have played 18 games this season that have gone over 205.5 combined points scored.
- The average point total in Minnesota’s outings this year is 219.1, 13.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
- Orlando’s games this year have had a 213.8-point total on average, 8.3 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Timberwolves score the 22nd-most points in the NBA this season, while the Magic’s offense racks up the 19th-most.
- The Magic have surrendered the eighth-fewest points in the league this season, while the Timberwolves have given up the sixth-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Magic (+145)
- The Timberwolves have entered the game as favorites 30 times this season and won 17, or 56.7%, of those games.
- The Magic have been victorious in four, or 26.7%, of the 15 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Minnesota has a record of 12-7, a 63.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -175 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This season, Orlando has come away with a win three times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Timberwolves, based on the moneyline, is 63.6%.
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