{"id":705268,"date":"2026-04-08T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705268\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:23:22","slug":"timberwolves-vs-magic-predictions-odds-stats-april-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705268\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves vs. Magic Predictions, Odds &#038; Stats \u2013 April 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orlando Magic (43-36) will attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (47-32) on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Kia Center as 5.5-point favorites. The game airs at 7 p.m. ET on FDSN and FDSFL.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/62741?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1420&amp;pb=973198&amp;cid=vumONoyPUO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/969thegame.iheart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FM 96.9 The Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves vs. Magic Predictions for Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projections model for this matchup calls for a final tally of Magic 116, Timberwolves 115.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Magic (-222)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Over 227.5 (computer predicts 231.2 points)<br \/>\nPick ATS: Timberwolves (+5.5)<br \/>\nRecent Timberwolves vs. Magic Matchups<\/p>\n<p>Magic 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Orlando is 35-44-0 against the spread this season.<br \/>\nIn games this season they were favored by 5.5 points or more, the Magic have an 11-18 record against the spread.<br \/>\nIn Orlando&#8217;s 79 games with a set total, 43 have hit the over (54.4%).<br \/>\nThis season, the Magic have been favored 48 times and won 32, or 66.7%, of those games.<br \/>\nOrlando has a record of 20-8, a 71.4% win rate, when it&#8217;s favored by -222 or more by bookmakers this season.<br \/>\nTimberwolves 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is 36-43-0 against the spread this year.<br \/>\nThe Timberwolves have a 5-2 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 5.5 points or more this season.<br \/>\nMinnesota&#8217;s games have gone over the point total 35 out of 79 times (44.3%).<br \/>\nThe Timberwolves have a 7-14 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 33.3% of those games).<br \/>\nMinnesota has gone 2-3 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +183 or longer (40%).<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NBA tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63332?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=3010&amp;pb=973220&amp;cid=vumONoyPUO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves vs. Magic Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Magic<\/p>\n<p>Magic: <\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Isaac: Out (Knee), <\/p>\n<p>Jett Howard: Out (Ankle), <\/p>\n<p>Jamal Cain: Questionable (Calf), <\/p>\n<p>Wendell Carter Jr.: Questionable (Neck)<\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves<\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves: <\/p>\n<p>Jaden McDaniels: Out (Knee), <\/p>\n<p>Anthony Edwards: Day-To-Day (Knee)<\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves vs. Magic Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>Game day: Wednesday, April 8, 2026<br \/>\nGame time: 7 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV channel: FDSN and FDSFL<br \/>\nLocation: Orlando, Florida<br \/>\nArena: Kia Center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63351?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2353&amp;pb=973250&amp;cid=vumONoyPUO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for NBA League Pass<\/a> to get access to games, live and on-demand, and more for the entire season and offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orlando Magic (43-36) will attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3779],"tags":[7,55906,48,736,152,6,11295,47,76,3883,2666],"class_list":{"0":"post-705268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ds-sports","10":"tag-magic","11":"tag-men","12":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-prediction","15":"tag-orlando","16":"tag-orlando-magic","17":"tag-orlandomagic","18":"tag-professional"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116369310596708562","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}