Magic vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Tuesday, December 23
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (12-17) host the Orlando Magic (16-13) on Tuesday, December 23 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Magic 110 – Trail Blazers 106. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 56% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 5-7 at home and the Magic are 6-8 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 5-5 for the Magic (current streaks: Trail Blazers L1, Magic L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Trail Blazers 113 – 115 Magic, a margin of about 1.8 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Trail Blazers and the Magic played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-2.8 vs +1.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (112.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLPOR
Top performers
Magic
Desmond BaneG · #323pts / game
Tyus JonesG · #57assists
Anthony BlackG · #07reboundsTrail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #825pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #88assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2314reboundsRecent form
ORLPOR
POR
Team comparison
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 16-13 | Record | 12-17 |
| 113.9 | Points scored / game | 115.6 |
| 112.3 | Points allowed / game | 118.8 |
| +1.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.8 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 6-8 road | Home / road record | 5-7 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.