The Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 20.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 00:30 UK;
Venue – State Farm Arena (16.600);
City – Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+10) for Magic – 1.62.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 233 – 1.704.
The Magic has looked too good in recent matches, so we expect their extravaganza to continue. Paolo Banchero and the Wagner brothers are on fire right now. They could very well make life difficult for the Hawks.
In the previous game, the Orlando Magic scored just 95 points. It’s hard to call the Magic a spectacular team. It’s possible that the meeting with the Hawks won’t be productive.
The Atlanta Hawks managed to win only one of their last three games against the Charlotte Hornets (125-106). The reason for such failures was the absence of Clint Capela in the Hawks’ last games due to a calf muscle injury.
Trae Young scored 31 points in the Hawks’ last game. Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 28 points. The Hawks’ next highest-scoring player finished with only 13 points.
The Atlanta Hawks currently have 15 wins with 15 losses and eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The club from Georgia lost their last face-off against the Magic. However, McMillan’s squad has won four of their last five head-to-head games.
The minimum total in the Hawks’ last five games is 231 points.
The Hawks are conceding an average of 115.0 per game this season.
The Orlando Magic has a six-match winning streak under its belt and will not break that outstanding streak with a game against a bleeding opponent.
In the Magic’s last game against the Boston Celtics (95-92), the best scorer was again Banchero, who was recruited this summer. He scored 31 points.
Thanks to their impressive winning streak, the Magic made their way up the ranks of the conference, but still can’t climb past #13. The game against Atlanta could be their second win of the month, as the recent game was won by the team from Florida.
The Magic are averaging 109.4 points in its last five games.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young – Trent Forrest – Bogdan Bogdanović – De’Andre Hunter – Onyeka Okongwu.
Orlando Magic: Markelle Fultz – Franz Wagner – Paolo Banchero – Bol Bol – Moritz Wagner.
Clint Capela (Out), John Collins (Out) and Dejounte Murray (Out) are listed as injured for the Atlanta Hawks.
Wendell Carter Jr. (Out), Jonathan Isaac (Out), Jalen Suggs (Out), Chuma Okeke (Out) and Gary Harris (Out) are listed as injured for the Orlando Magic.
The fixture will be played at State Farm Arena (16.600) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 20th of December, 2022, at 00:30 UK Time.
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