Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Kia Center is where the Orlando Magic (21-15) will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-10) on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-108 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (41 of 94) and buried 13 of 41 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 13 of 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 51 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 43 out of 95 shooting. Dallas earned 20 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Dallas had 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 20 shots. They also converted 15 out of their 40 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 22 and the Mavericks finished the game with 19 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is a player who played a role for the game. Edwards shot 51.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and collected 10 boards. He ended up walking away with 36 points on 14 out of 27 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a record of 25-10 on the year. They are averaging 112.9 points per game (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 48.4% from the field. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (423 of 1,114) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 44.0 boards per contest and has racked up 900 assists on the year, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 fouls. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 852 surrendered on the campaign. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (1,391 of 3,112) and they surrender 40.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.4% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the league in opponents PPG (107.7).

The last time they took the court, the Magic got the victory with a final of 117-110 against the Hawks. In the matter of rebounding, Orlando permitted Atlanta to grab 50 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 30.0% from downtown by going 9 of 30 and finished the game at 17 out of 29 from the free throw line (58.6%). The Magic permitted the Hawks to convert 42 out of 91 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.2% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Magic finished 43 for 98 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Orlando made 17 of 41 attempts (41.5%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 63.6%. The Hawks had 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Magic to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Magic were able to collect 44 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 57 in this game.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a major contributor for the Magic for the game. Banchero accumulated 35 points in his 45 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the matchup. He buried 13 out of 29 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.8%, and added 10 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss record of 21-15 for the campaign. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 17th in the league. Orlando has tallied 4,100 points for the year (113.9 per contest) and they snag 43.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.9 times per game (26th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. The Magic commit 21.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense concedes 35.9% on shots from distance (426 of 1,187) and their opposition makes 74.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 23.6 assists and 41.4 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 4th in the NBA. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 111.9. They have forced 15.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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