76ers vs Magic prediction NBA · Friday, January 9
At a glance
The Orlando Magic (21-17) host the Philadelphia 76ers (20-15) on Friday, January 9 at 7:00 PM ET at Kia Center in NBA action. Final score: 76ers 103 – Magic 91. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 61% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Magic are 12-6 at home and the 76ers are 10-6 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Magic and 6-4 for the 76ers (current streaks: Magic W1, 76ers W1).
The analysis Model
The Magic are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Magic 116 – 113 76ers, a margin of about 3.6 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The 76ers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (112.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHIORL
Top performers
76ers
Tyrese MaxeyG · #029pts / game
VJ EdgecombeG · #777assists
Joel EmbiidC · #219reboundsMagic
Desmond BaneG · #323pts / game
Paolo BancheroF · #57assistsPaolo BancheroF · #511reboundsRecent form
PHIORL
ORL
Team comparison
| PHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-15 | Record | 21-17 |
| 115.6 | Points scored / game | 113.9 |
| 116.1 | Points allowed / game | 112.9 |
| -0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 10-6 road | Home / road record | 12-6 home |
| 24-58 (-6.2) | Last season | 41-41 (-0.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report 76ers
Injury report Magic
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.