NBA Odds Today: Tuesday January 9, 2024

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Tuesday Jan. 9, 2024 feature five games on the hardwood with a focus on two interconference matchups.

The Orlando Magic wraps up a quick two-game homestand as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Kia Center.

Elsewhere, the New York Knicks look to stay hot as they welcome in the Portland Trail Blazers to Madison Square Garden.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Tuesday Jan. 9, 2024: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic

• Opening Point-Spread: Timberwolves -5
• Opening Money-Line: Timberwolves -195
• Opening Total: 216.5
• Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

The Timberwolves still own a terrific 25-10 record in spite of losing three of their last four games. Minnesota is riding a 2-8 ATS slide the past 10 contests, including a 1-6 ATS mark as a favorite.

The Magic are back at home after outlasting the Hawks in overtime, 117-110 as 2.5-point underdogs to improve to 13-4 at Kia Center.

Paolo Banchero is averaging 36.6 points per game in the last three contests, while Orlando has covered the spread in eight of the past 10 games.

Orlando has captured three of the last four matchups in the series, although Minnesota won in central Florida last season, 126-108 as eight-point road favorites.

Portland Trail Blazers at New York Knicks

• Opening Point-Spread: Knicks -12
• Opening Money-Line: Knicks -675
• Opening Total: 226.5
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

The Blazers enter this contest owning a dreadful 10-25 record, but did surprise the Nets, 134-127 in overtime on Sunday as 9.5-point underdogs. That win snapped a three-game slide (all losses by 20 points or more) as Anfernee Simons torched the Nets for 38 points.

The Knicks are back home seeking a fifth consecutive victory after routing the Wizards on Saturday, 121-105 as nine-point road favorites. Julius Randle continues his recent tear by posting his third game of 35 points or more (39) in the last four contests for New York.

The Knicks own a solid 10-4 record at the Garden this season, while coming off three straight wins against the Bucks, Timberwolves, and Bulls at home. 

New York has stepped up defensively of late by registering four consecutive Unders, as the Knicks have limited opponents to 106 points or fewer in each of those games.

Portland has lost four straight games coming off a victory, but the Blazers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six road contests as a double-digit underdog.

Last season, the road team won each of the two meetings as the Blazers held off the Knicks, 132-129 in overtime at MSG. That victory snapped a three-game losing streak in New York for Portland, who last won in Manhattan in 2018.

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers