Magic vs Timberwolves prediction NBA · Saturday, March 7
At a glance
The Minnesota Timberwolves (40-23) host the Orlando Magic (33-28) on Saturday, March 7 at 3:00 PM ET at Target Center in NBA action. Final score: Magic 119 – Timberwolves 92. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Timberwolves a 68% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Timberwolves are 22-11 at home and the Magic are 13-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Timberwolves and 6-4 for the Magic (current streaks: Timberwolves W5, Magic W2).
The analysis Model
The Timberwolves are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Timberwolves 118 – 111 Magic, a margin of about 6.0 points in favor of the Timberwolves and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Magic need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Timberwolves' offense (118.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLMIN
Top performers
Magic
Desmond BaneG · #330pts / gameDesmond BaneG · #34assists
Paolo BancheroF · #515reboundsTimberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · #534pts / game
Bones HylandG · #84assists
Julius RandleF · #309reboundsRecent form
ORLMIN
ORL
Team comparison
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 33-28 | Record | 40-23 |
| 113.2 | Points scored / game | 118.3 |
| 112.9 | Points allowed / game | 113.6 |
| +0.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.0 |
| W2 | Current streak | W5 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 13-16 road | Home / road record | 22-11 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 49-33 (+5.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Timberwolves
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.