Hornets vs Magic prediction NBA · Friday, December 26
At a glance
The Orlando Magic (17-13) host the Charlotte Hornets (10-20) on Friday, December 26 at 7:00 PM ET at Kia Center in NBA action. Final score: Hornets 120 – Magic 105. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 74% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Magic are 10-5 at home and the Hornets are 3-12 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Magic and 4-6 for the Hornets (current streaks: Magic W1, Hornets W1).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Magic dominate this matchup. The model projects Magic 118 – 110 Hornets, a margin of about 8.0 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+1.4 vs -4.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (112.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHAORL
Top performers
Hornets
LaMelo BallG · #122pts / gameLaMelo BallG · #15assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1412reboundsMagic
Anthony BlackG · #024pts / gameAnthony BlackG · #04assists
Desmond BaneG · #310reboundsRecent form
CHAORLHead-to-head
CHA lead 3-1 this season.
ORL
Team comparison
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-20 | Record | 17-13 |
| 112.5 | Points scored / game | 113.8 |
| 117.5 | Points allowed / game | 112.2 |
| -4.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.4 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 3-12 road | Home / road record | 10-5 home |
| 19-63 (-9.1) | Last season | 41-41 (-0.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Hornets
Injury report Magic
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.