NBA
(2/7/23) 7:00 PM Eastern.
Spread: Knicks -1.5 / Magic +1.5
ML: Knicks -120 / Magic +100
Total: Over / Under 225.5
The Pick: Magic +1.5
Orlando is playing good ball, returning home after a 3-1 road trip and they match-up well against these Knicks. Offensively the Knicks rank in the bottom third in FG%, 3pt% and assists per game. What New York does well is crash the boards, as they’re currently tied for 2nd in offensive rebounds per game. But the Magic have the 9th highest defensive rebound rate. Down low the Magic allow just 13.1 paint ppg and 13.1 second chance ppg too. Both of those rank in the top 8. The. The Magic won’t allow many free throw trips either, they’re 11th with 23.4 FT attempts allowed per game. The Magic hold opponents to 35% (6th best) from deep and New York shoots just 34.4% (24th) out there as is. New York is just 1-3 SU & ATS L4 road games while the Magic are 10-4 ATS L14 at home. NY is 0-4 ATS L4 vs teams with a losing record and ORL is 13-3 L16 vs teams with a winning record. The Magic have also covered 22 of their last 30 games. There also a chance R.J. Barrett is ruled out with an illness. Ride the momentum of a hot young team returning home following a 4-game road trip.