Minnesota Timberwolves (6-8) vs. Orlando Magic (4-10)
November 16, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Orlando Magic +5; Over/Under: +223.5
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Amway Center. The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost 6 of their last 8 games. The Orlando Magic have lost 5 of their last 8 games.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 114 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 115.8 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 21.3 points and 8.9 rebounds, while Anthony Edwards is averaging 21.3 points and 3.8 assists. D’Angelo Russell is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 13.6 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 37.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game.
The Orlando Magic are averaging 110.4 points on 48.3 percent shooting and allowing 112.4 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Paolo Banchero is averaging 23.5 points and 3.6 assists, while Franz Wagner is averaging 18.3 points and 4 rebounds. Wendall Carter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Cole Anthony is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Orlando Magic are shooting 33.9 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line. The Orlando Magic are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46 rebounds per game.
The Timberwolves are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Magic are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The under is 11-5 in Timberwolves last 16 overall. The over is 5-2 in Magic last 7 games playing on 1 days rest. The Timberwolves are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Orlando and 7-20 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the better team on paper, and they can’t afford to lose games like this if they’re going to live up to expectations. However, the Timberwolves aren’t playing well and excuse me if I’m not excited to lay points with them on the road. The Orlando Magic aren’t good in their own right, but they’re at home, and they’ve been able to sneak a win here and there lately. It’s points or pass for me.
