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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Orlando Magic Final — October 23, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves

115

Top scorer Anthony Edwards61 games

FINAL

Orlando Magic

Top scorer Paolo Banchero72 games

Friday, October 23 · 7:10 PM ET

MINOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)ORL

12th114.6

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

112.419th

7th118.0

PPG

115.515th

MINDefenseORL

9th111.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

111.410th

13th114.7

Opp PPG

114.512th

MINTeamORL

10th+3.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+1.017th

MINLast 10 gamesORL

Game by game

6-4

Last 10

3-7

+82

Net points

+14

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MINRest & travelORL

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

1,310 mi2,108 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MINKey injuriesORL

Donte DiVincenzo GOut

Players out or limited

Anthony Black GOut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Timberwolves visited the Magic on Friday, October 23 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Timberwolves scored 118.0 points per game (7th of 30) and allowed 114.7 (13th). The Magic scored 115.5 points per game (15th of 30) and allowed 114.5 (12th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 114.6 (12th), Magic 112.4 (19th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 111.3 (9th), Magic 111.4 (10th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Timberwolves +3.3 (10th), Magic +1.0 (17th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Magic closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Timberwolves. The spread opened with Timberwolves favored by 1.5. The total closed at 234.5, down from 237.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Timberwolves -101, Magic -119) prices the Timberwolves at 48% and the Magic at 52%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Orlando Magic 93

Minnesota Timberwolves won by 22.

Against the closing spread (Orlando Magic -1.5): Minnesota Timberwolves covered.
Combined score 208 vs the closing total of 234.5: Under.
Minnesota Timberwolves closed at -101 on the moneyline (a 48% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped

OpenMagic +1.5 (-110)
Timberwolves -1.5 (-110)

CloseMagic -1.5 (-110)
Timberwolves +1.5 (-110)

Totaldown 3

Open237.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close234.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenTimberwolves -125 53%
Magic +105 47%

CloseTimberwolves -101 48%
Magic -119 52%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

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Spread

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Matchup

Players to watch

Timberwolves

61 games · Anthony Edwards

Points per game28.83rd
Rebounds per game5.0119th
Assists per game3.776th
Minutes per game35.0

72 games · LaMelo Ball

Points per game20.144th
Rebounds per game4.8127th
Assists per game7.112th
Minutes per game28.0

Magic

72 games · Paolo Banchero

Points per game22.226th
Rebounds per game8.424th
Assists per game5.241st
Minutes per game34.8

34 games · Franz Wagner

Points per game20.636th
Rebounds per game5.2104th
Assists per game3.399th
Minutes per game30.0

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2022: the Timberwolves won 4 and the Magic 5.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 8, 2026	Timberwolves 120, Magic 132 Magic won
Apr 8, 2026	Timberwolves 120, Magic 132 Magic won
Mar 7, 2026	Magic 119, Timberwolves 92 Magic won
Mar 14, 2025	Magic 111, Timberwolves 118 Timberwolves won
Jan 9, 2025	Timberwolves 104, Magic 89 Timberwolves won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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