Hornets vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz into some NBA Playoff action as the Charlotte Hornets swarm into Franklin Field to face off against the Orlando Magic tonight! With the clock ticking down to 08:00 PM EST, the stakes are high as the Hornets, despite their struggle this season, aim to sting their way up the Eastern conference ladder, trailing significantly behind. Meanwhile, the Magic, just a wand’s flick away from levelling up their game, are set to conjure a rebound from their recent tumble against ATL. With the betting lines drawn and the scoreboard primed for more than just a few magical moments, tonight’s face-off promises to be anything but a typical first-round snoozer. Will the Magic pull a rabbit out of their hat, or will the Hornets’ buzz prove too potent? It’s a showdown that’s sure to have fans spellbound, as we find out if it’s the wings or the wands that wield the winning charm tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 12, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+425	-600	205.5	11.5/-11.5
Recent	+500	-750	203.5	12.5/-12.5
Difference	+75	-150	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

13W-47L

16.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

40W-21L

83.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/25/24	Orlando Magic ORL	18	24	16	37	95	Under
11/25/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	21	16	22	84	Under
11/12/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	18	19	23	89	Under
11/12/24	Orlando Magic ORL	31	27	31	25	114	Under
04/05/24	Orlando Magic ORL	23	29	27	36	115	Over
04/05/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	38	29	27	30	124	Over
03/19/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	17	15	33	27	92	Over
03/19/24	Orlando Magic ORL	27	40	24	21	112	Over
03/05/24	Orlando Magic ORL	25	20	30	26	101	Under
03/05/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	20	23	23	23	89	Under
11/26/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	24	29	31	117	Over
11/26/23	Orlando Magic ORL	25	36	31	38	130	Over
03/03/23	Orlando Magic ORL	31	33	27	26	117	Over
03/03/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	22	25	33	106	Over
02/05/23	Orlando Magic ORL	28	34	28	29	119	Over
02/05/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	37	21	27	28	113	Over
11/14/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	27	26	28	112	Over
11/14/22	Orlando Magic ORL	23	22	24	36	105	Over
10/28/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	11	23	40	93	Over
10/28/22	Orlando Magic ORL	22	29	31	31	113	Over
04/07/22	Orlando Magic ORL	28	22	32	19	101	Over
04/07/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	30	40	27	31	128	Over
01/14/22	Orlando Magic ORL	35	26	27	28	116	Over
01/14/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	36	27	28	18	109	Over
11/24/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	28	30	24	106	Over
11/24/21	Orlando Magic ORL	28	21	28	22	99	Over
10/27/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	33	27	29	120	Over
10/27/21	Orlando Magic ORL	31	30	32	18	111	Over

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/10	vs BRO	89-97L	40	18	17	78
02/09	vs DET	102-112L	37	25	14	78
02/07	@ SAS	117-116W	53	33	11	101
02/05	@ MIL	102-112L	41	21	8	88
02/03	@ WAS	114-124L	46	26	10	89
02/01	@ DEN	104-107L	51	31	12	95
01/31	@ LAC	104-112L	42	18	9	96
01/29	@ BRO	83-104L	52	18	17	83
01/27	@ LAL	107-112L	34	26	14	87
01/24	@ POR	97-102L	46	20	16	85

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/10	@ ATL	106-112L	36	22	17	78
02/08	@ SAS	112-111W	45	19	14	88
02/06	vs DEN	90-112L	40	21	13	84
02/05	vs SAC	130-111W	35	30	8	88
02/03	vs GSW	99-104L	52	23	11	99
02/01	vs UTA	99-113L	43	19	8	91
01/30	vs POR	90-119L	33	14	13	81
01/27	vs MIA	119-125L	47	32	14	98
01/23	@ POR	79-101L	44	17	19	76
01/21	vs TOR	93-109L	48	16	14	85

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	51.0	39.2	38.4	100%	38.8
Moussa Diabate C	31.0	24.6	18.4	23%	25.0
Josh Green SG	20.0	14.7	16.7	100%	17.1
KJ Simpson SF	25.0	22.0	15.9	11%	23.5
Nick Smith Jr. PG	31.0	29.6	14.3	40%	24.4

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cole Anthony PG	22.0	23.7	23.5	37%	28.5
Paolo Banchero PF	44.0	38.4	41.5	100%	41.8
Goga Bitadze C	27.0	18.9	26.8	100%	26.4
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	20.0	15.7	18.7	100%	19.1
Franz Wagner SF	47.0	44.5	43.6	100%	43.9

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 26.0pts, 5.1reb, 7.6ast, 32.6 minutes. Last game: 02/10/25. Impact: 7.1
Mark Williams (C): Avg: 14.8pts, 9.7reb, 1.9ast, 25.9 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 6.8
Josh Okogie (SG/SF): Avg: 5.4pts, 2.7reb, 1.0ast, 15.6 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 3.0

Magic Notable Injuries

Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.0reb, 1.1ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 0.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Miles Bridges	CHA	Pts	23.5	26.9	+3.4	60%	60%	47%	47%	ORL	+0.1	#17
Nick Smith Jr.	CHA	Pts	13.5	16.6	+3.1	80%	50%	47%	47%	ORL	-0.3	#10
Moussa Diabate	CHA	Reb	9.5	11.9	+2.4	60%	40%	27%	27%	ORL	-1.7	#2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Reb	1.5	2.3	+0.8	100%	70%	60%	60%	CHA	-0.2	#12

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#28	#30	#30	11.7%
PF	#26	#27	#1	#27	9.0%
PG	#3	#21	#26	#8	-3.4%
SF	#2	#13	#12	#5	-7.1%
SG	#17	#12	#29	#21	2.5%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#6	#13	#11	-3.4%
PF	#5	#2	#5	#3	-10.7%
PG	#10	#5	#4	#2	-8.8%
SF	#17	#14	#9	#13	-1.7%
SG	#3	#21	#1	#1	-9.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.2

99.8

Rebounds per Game

46.1

40.6

Assists per Game

24.8

22.2

Steals per Game

7.8

8.8

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.4

Shots per Game

89.7

85.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.6

10.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.5

51.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

32.9

29.2

Turnovers per Game

13.9

13.1

Fouls per Game

17.9

21.5

Recent Trends

Franz Wagner (SF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
LaMelo Ball (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.9% to 18.4, 34.7 min average previous 3 games.
Anthony Black (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.4% to 29.1, 21.3 min average previous 3 games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.6% to 24.1, 14.5 min average previous 3 games.
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.4% to 28.3, 18.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Elfrid Payton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.8% to 15.4, 23.9 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.6% to 25.5, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.