Magic vs Knicks prediction NBA · Sunday, December 7
At a glance
The New York Knicks (15-7) host the Orlando Magic (14-9) on Sunday, December 7 at 12:00 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in NBA action. Final score: Magic 100 – Knicks 106. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 67% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Knicks are 12-1 at home and the Magic are 5-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Knicks and 7-3 for the Magic (current streaks: Knicks W2, Magic W1).
The analysis Model
The Knicks are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Knicks 117 – 111 Magic, a margin of about 5.6 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 229 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 (119.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLNY
Top performers
Magic
Jalen SuggsG · #417pts / gameJalen SuggsG · #44assists
Anthony BlackG · #011reboundsKnicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1130pts / gameJalen BrunsonG · #119assists
Mitchell RobinsonC · #413reboundsRecent form
ORLNYHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
ORL
Team comparison
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-9 | Record | 15-7 |
| 114.1 | Points scored / game | 119.4 |
| 111.0 | Points allowed / game | 112.5 |
| +2.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.9 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 5-5 road | Home / road record | 12-1 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 51-31 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Knicks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.