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Away Minnesota Timberwolves #9 in NBA  ·  51% to win
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Home Orlando Magic #15 in NBA  ·  49% to win
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The Forecast

Updated Oct 16
Minnesota Timberwolves 51%
Orlando Magic 49%

Chance to win, from our model

MINORL
Chance to win51%49%
Expected points112.4111.6
Fair odds−106+106

Expected margin: MIN by 0.8 · Expected total: 224.1. Fair odds are the betting odds that match our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season
MIN·ORL
+0.39
rating (0 = average)
+0.10
0−0
season record
0−0
0−0
home record
0−0
0−0
away record
0−0
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streak
—
5−5
last 10
5−5

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · ORL 6−4
Apr 8at ORLORL 132 − 120
Mar 7at MINORL 119 − 92
Mar 14, 2025at MINMIN 118 − 111
Jan 9, 2025at ORLMIN 104 − 89
Feb 2, 2024at MINORL 108 − 106
Jan 9, 2024at ORLMIN 113 − 92
Feb 3, 2023at MINORL 127 − 120
Nov 16, 2022at ORLMIN 126 − 108
Mar 11, 2022at ORLORL 118 − 110
Nov 1, 2021at MINORL 115 − 97

Rating Trend

MIN · ORL · 203 days

MIN · Last 10

5−5 · streak L2
May 15vs SA109 − 139L
May 12at SA97 − 126L
May 10vs SA114 − 109W
May 8vs SA108 − 115L
May 6at SA95 − 133L
May 4at SA104 − 102W
Apr 30vs DEN110 − 98W
Apr 27at DEN113 − 125L
Apr 25vs DEN112 − 96W
Apr 23vs DEN113 − 96W

ORL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L3
May 3at DET94 − 116L
May 1vs DET79 − 93L
Apr 29at DET109 − 116L
Apr 27vs DET94 − 88W
Apr 25vs DET113 − 105W
Apr 22at DET83 − 98L
Apr 19at DET112 − 101W
Apr 12at BOS108 − 113L
Apr 10at CHI127 − 103W
Apr 8vs MIN132 − 120W