Magic vs Jazz prediction NBA · Saturday, December 20
At a glance
The Utah Jazz (10-16) host the Orlando Magic (15-12) on Saturday, December 20 at 9:30 PM ET at Delta Center in NBA action. Final score: Magic 128 – Jazz 127. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 69% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Jazz are 7-8 at home and the Magic are 5-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Jazz and 5-5 for the Magic (current streaks: Jazz L1, Magic L2).
The analysis Model
The Magic are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Jazz 114 – 120 Magic, a margin of about 6.3 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-6.7 vs +1.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Jazz's offense (117.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (111.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLUTAH
Top performers
Magic
Desmond BaneG · #332pts / game
Paolo BancheroF · #59assists
Noah PendaF · #9312reboundsJazz
Keyonte GeorgeG · #327pts / gameKeyonte GeorgeG · #39assists
Kevin LoveF · #4216reboundsRecent form
ORLUTAH
ORL
Team comparison
| ORL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-12 | Record | 10-16 |
| 114.0 | Points scored / game | 117.2 |
| 111.8 | Points allowed / game | 125.0 |
| +1.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.7 |
| L2 | Current streak | L1 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 5-7 road | Home / road record | 7-8 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 17-65 (-9.3) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Jazz
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.