Bucks vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Milwaukee Bucks charge into Franklin Field to clash with the Orlando Magic in what promises to be a pivotal first-round matchup of the 2024 NBA Playoffs! With the majority of the opening games resembling more of a slam dunk contest than a nail-biter, tonight’s game, tipping off at 8 PM EST, is set to dial up the drama. The Bucks, fresh off a commanding victory, are looking to ‘buck’ the trend and secure another win, while the Magic aim to conjure up a recovery spell following their recent stumble. As the over/under hovers around 210, the stakes and the hoops couldn’t be higher. Will the Bucks continue their stampede, or will the Magic pull a victory out of their hat? Tonight, it’s all about whether magic spells or bucking trends will define the victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 10, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-195	+165	209.5	-4.5/4.5
Recent	-240	+200	210.0	-6.5/6.5
Difference	-45	+35	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

23W-28L

70.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

38W-17L

29.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/10/24	Orlando Magic ORL	33	26	13	37	109	Over
12/10/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	35	20	34	114	Over
04/14/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	12	29	17	88	Under
04/14/24	Orlando Magic ORL	22	25	33	33	113	Under
04/10/24	Orlando Magic ORL	23	27	27	22	99	Over
04/10/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	27	37	32	21	117	Over
12/21/23	Orlando Magic ORL	31	25	26	32	114	Over
12/21/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	31	32	27	118	Over
11/11/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	24	23	25	97	Under
11/11/23	Orlando Magic ORL	29	36	23	24	112	Under
03/07/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	34	32	32	134	Over
03/07/23	Orlando Magic ORL	26	34	32	31	123	Over
03/01/23	Orlando Magic ORL	29	37	30	21	117	Over
03/01/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	45	32	31	139	Over
12/05/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	26	32	21	109	Over
12/05/22	Orlando Magic ORL	21	24	27	30	102	Over
12/30/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	31	33	40	136	Over
12/30/21	Orlando Magic ORL	24	27	34	33	118	Over
12/28/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	40	25	30	127	Over
12/28/21	Orlando Magic ORL	24	21	37	28	110	Over
11/22/21	Orlando Magic ORL	16	20	20	36	92	Over
11/22/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	41	28	18	123	Over
11/20/21	Orlando Magic ORL	24	26	21	37	108	Over
11/20/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	26	34	21	117	Over

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/08	@ SAS	121-105W	57	26	10	92
01/06	vs TOR	128-104W	46	37	21	82
01/04	@ POR	102-105L	43	25	11	95
01/02	@ BRO	110-113L	46	21	14	90
12/31	vs IND	120-112W	51	27	12	97
12/28	vs CHI	111-116L	43	27	7	102
12/26	@ BRO	105-111L	39	23	22	83
12/21	@ WAS	112-101W	44	35	11	98
12/20	vs CLE	101-124L	45	23	20	85
12/14	@ ATL	110-102W	47	28	12	86

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/09	@ MIN	89-104L	47	21	14	87
01/06	vs NYK	103-94W	39	23	9	78
01/03	vs TOR	106-97W	42	32	11	79
01/01	vs DET	96-105L	33	18	12	91
12/29	@ BRO	102-101W	42	30	13	83
12/27	@ NYK	85-108L	33	20	17	87
12/26	@ MIA	88-89L	42	14	21	77
12/21	@ MIA	121-114W	41	24	13	87
12/19	@ OKL	99-105L	40	25	18	78
12/15	@ NYK	91-100L	39	24	15	86

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	60.0	53.7	56.8	100%	57.2
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	9.0	10.6	11.1	83%	11.7
Damian Lillard PG	42.0	36.5	43.4	100%	43.7
Brook Lopez C	24.0	26.1	26.4	100%	26.8
Taurean Prince SF	16.0	17.4	16.2	80%	17.0

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cole Anthony PG	38.0	27.4	15.0	7%	35.2
Goga Bitadze C	37.0	35.2	27.7	90%	30.8
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	25.0	26.4	19.5	100%	19.9
Caleb Houstan SF	9.0	12.9	4.5	17%	10.4

Bucks Notable Injuries

Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.1reb, 2.1ast, 21.0 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 1.8
Delon Wright (PG/SG): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.9reb, 2.3ast, 16.3 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 1.5
Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.8
Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.6
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 0.8pts, 1.0reb, 0.2ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.5

Magic Notable Injuries

Jalen Suggs (PG/SG): Avg: 13.7pts, 3.5reb, 3.0ast, 27.8 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 5.2
Gary Harris (SG/SF): Avg: 5.9pts, 1.6reb, 1.2ast, 22.0 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.4
Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.1reb, 1.2ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 01/09/25. Impact: 1.1

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
Cole Anthony	ORL	Pts	13.5	18.0	+4.5	20%	20%	20%	20%	MIL	+0.8	#20
Bobby Portis	MIL	Pts	10.5	14.0	+3.5	60%	60%	60%	60%	ORL	-2.7	#1
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Reb	4.5	6.2	+1.7	100%	90%	87%	87%	MIL	-1.2	#4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Reb	2.5	2.8	+0.3	20%	10%	20%	20%	MIL	+1.6	#30

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#4	#13	#3	-13.6%
PF	#3	#4	#11	#7	-5.7%
PG	#20	#29	#9	#12	-0.3%
SF	#16	#5	#7	#10	-5.3%
SG	#19	#30	#13	#20	2.8%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#6	#1	#1	-16.2%
PF	#1	#5	#1	#1	-13.9%
PG	#16	#2	#10	#3	-9.4%
SF	#3	#3	#4	#1	-14.4%
SG	#1	#21	#2	#1	-13.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.0

102.6

Rebounds per Game

43.8

41.1

Assists per Game

26.2

22.9

Steals per Game

8.4

9.6

Blocks per Game

5.5

6.9

Shots per Game

87.2

84.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.4

11.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.2

55.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

40.0

30.5

Turnovers per Game

13.7

14.4

Fouls per Game

18.4

21.7

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Cole Anthony (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 168.6% to 32.4, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.
Caleb Houstan (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.5% to 24.5, 15.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jett Howard (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.1% to 16.3, 11.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trevelin Queen (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.8% to 12.4, 22.9 min average previous 3 games.