The Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 24.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – Amway Center (18.846);
City – Orlando, Florida, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-5) for Magic – 1.68.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 229 – 1.83.
The Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs are not exactly star-studded this season. Both teams have not been playoff contenders for a long time. Bookmaker analysts believe the Orlando Magic is the clear favourite to win the upcoming meeting. It’s hard to disagree with them. The Magic should win in a hard-fought contest with the support of their fans.
In their two head-to-head encounters last season, the teams failed to produce a productive basketball performance.
The Orlando Magic began a new winning streak in the regular season. On the road, the team defeated the Houston Rockets (116-110). Franz Wagner was effective in this game. The Magic leader scored 25 points.
The Magic’s previous winning streak was six (!) games. The team from Florida defeated the Celtics twice (95:92 and 117:109) and Raptors (113:109 and 111:99). The Los Angeles Clippers (116-111) and Atlanta Hawks (135-124) were also beaten.
On December 20, Orlando’s winning streak was cut short by a 125-126 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks.
The Orlando Magic moved up to 13th in their conference. In 33 games, the Magic had 12 wins and 21 losses.
The Magic has seven wins in its last eight games (87%).
The Magic are averaging 109.6 points per game this season.
Two wins in five games. San Antonio’s recent game statistics. Last game of the regular season the team lost to the New Orleans Pelicans (117-126).
Despite the loss, San Antonio’s Jeremy Sochan had the better efficiency in this game. The Polish guard scored 23 points. Sochan was one rebound short of a double-double.
The San Antonio Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 21 losses.
The Spurs are the worst team in terms of defensive rating at 119.5 points on average.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Orlando Magic: Markelle Fultz – Franz Wagner – Paolo Banchero – Bol Bol – Moritz Wagner.
San Antonio Spurs: Tre Jones – Romeo Langford – Devin Vassell – Keita Bates-Diop – Jakob Poeltl.
Jonathan Isaac (Out), Chuma Okeke (Out), Gary Harris (Out), Wendell Carter Jr. (Out) and Jalen Suggs (Out) is listed as injured for the Orlando Magic.
Blake Wesley (Out) and Keldon Johnson (Out) are listed as injured for the San Antonio Spurs.
The fixture will be played at Amway Center (18.846) in Orlando, Florida, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 24th of December, 2022, at 00:00 UK Time.
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