Knicks vs Magic prediction NBA · Saturday, November 22
At a glance
The Orlando Magic (9-7) host the New York Knicks (9-5) on Saturday, November 22 at 5:00 PM ET at Kia Center in NBA action. Final score: Knicks 121 – Magic 133. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Magic are 6-3 at home and the Knicks are 1-4 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Magic and 7-3 for the Knicks (current streaks: Magic W2, Knicks W1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Magic 113 – 114 Knicks, a margin of about 0.3 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Magic need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Knicks' offense (118.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (109.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NYORL
Top performers
Knicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1133pts / gameJalen BrunsonG · #1111assists
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #328reboundsMagic
Franz WagnerF · #2237pts / gameFranz WagnerF · #227assists
Goga BitadzeC · #357reboundsRecent form
NYORLHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
ORL
Team comparison
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 9-5 | Record | 9-7 |
| 118.5 | Points scored / game | 111.9 |
| 113.4 | Points allowed / game | 109.9 |
| +4.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 1-4 road | Home / road record | 6-3 home |
| 51-31 (+4.1) | Last season | 41-41 (-0.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Knicks
Injury report Magic
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.