Magic vs Wizards prediction NBA · Saturday, November 1
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (1-4) host the Orlando Magic (2-4) on Saturday, November 1 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Magic 125 – Wizards 94. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 70% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 0-2 at home and the Magic are 1-2 on the road. Since the start of the season: 1-4 for the Wizards and 2-4 for the Magic (current streaks: Wizards L3, Magic W1).
The analysis Model
The Magic are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Wizards 110 – 117 Magic, a margin of about 6.5 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-10.1 vs -1.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (110.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLWSH
Top performers
Magic
Paolo BancheroF · #528pts / game
Franz WagnerF · #226assists
Wendell Carter Jr.C · #3412reboundsWizards
Kyshawn GeorgeF · #1817pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #75assists
Alex SarrC · #208reboundsRecent form
ORLWSHHead-to-head
ORL lead 3-1 this season.
ORL
Team comparison
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-4 | Record | 1-4 |
| 108.8 | Points scored / game | 111.1 |
| 110.4 | Points allowed / game | 123.0 |
| -1.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -10.1 |
| W1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 2-4 | Last 10 games | 1-4 |
| 1-2 road | Home / road record | 0-2 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 18-64 (-12.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Wizards
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.