// NBA · Friday 23 October 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic prediction
Start 7:00pm ET ·
- Pick
- Orlando Magic
- Chance
- 51%
- Light
- Red
- Confidence
- Low
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Minnesota Timberwolves 115 – 93 Orlando Magic. Our pick, Orlando Magic, lost ✕.
Recent results
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 1 win from the last 1, average margin +25.0 points (W 131–106 @ MIA).
- Orlando Magic: 0 wins from the last 1, average margin −7.0 points (L 125–132 v ATL).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Orlando Magic are our pick at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The model gives them a 51% chance of winning, which makes this game close to a coin flip (under 55%).
Minnesota Timberwolves rate slightly stronger on the rosters we expect (93.8 to 90.1 on our team-strength rating), but home court push the pick to Orlando Magic.
Recent form: Minnesota Timberwolves have been losing by 0.1 points a game, while Orlando Magic have been losing by 2.7 points a game.
Injuries: Minnesota Timberwolves will be without Donte DiVincenzo (27 min a game) and Orlando Magic will be without Anthony Black (26 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Minnesota Timberwolves are 7–3 and Orlando Magic are 2–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Timberwolves beat the Magic 115–93 on the road. Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards led them with 15 points each. For the Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. had 20 points and 9 rebounds.
What the model got right
Donte DiVincenzo for the Timberwolves, and Anthony Black for the Magic, both missed the game, as the preview expected. The preview did show the Timberwolves as the team in better recent form (the Magic had been losing by 2.7 points a game, the Timberwolves losing by 0.1), and they won. Our team-strength rating also had the Timberwolves as the stronger side (93.8 to 90.1).
What didn't work
The model leaned to the Magic at 51%, close to a coin flip, and it got this one wrong: the Timberwolves won by 22. The Timberwolves out-rebounded the Magic 61–43.
Why
The Timberwolves already rated slightly stronger on paper, so the pick leaned on home court, which is a thin margin. At 51% it was close to a coin flip, so a result like this happens almost half the time. It stays on our record like every other result.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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