Knicks vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to cast your spells and sharpen your knives because tonight’s NBA Playoff face-off at Franklin Field is nothing short of magical! The New York Knicks, cruising with a solid 20-win record, are set to clash with the mystic Orlando Magic, who’ve conjured up 19 victories themselves this season. As the clock strikes 08:00 PM EST, all eyes will be on this Eastern Conference showdown where the stakes are sky-high and the betting lines are buzzing. With the Knicks looking to slice through the competition and the Magic hoping to bounce back from a heartbreaker against Miami, tonight’s game promises to be a spectacle of hoops and hopes. So, who will pull the rabbit out of the hat and who will get cut down to size? Let’s find out as the Magic try to disappear with a win, and the Knicks aim to carve out a victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 27, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-250	+210	212.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-220	+180	212.5	-7.0/7.0
Difference	+30	-30	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

33W-22L

68.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

37W-15L

31.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/15/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	29	24	25	100	Under
12/15/24	Orlando Magic ORL	22	19	26	24	91	Under
12/03/24	Orlando Magic ORL	27	24	24	31	106	Over
12/03/24	New York Knicks NYK	36	35	35	15	121	Over
03/08/24	Orlando Magic ORL	23	16	15	20	74	Under
03/08/24	New York Knicks NYK	31	24	25	18	98	Under
02/14/24	New York Knicks NYK	36	19	22	23	100	Over
02/14/24	Orlando Magic ORL	27	38	24	29	118	Over
01/15/24	Orlando Magic ORL	24	26	23	25	98	Under
01/15/24	New York Knicks NYK	24	28	26	16	94	Under
12/29/23	New York Knicks NYK	29	15	30	34	108	Over
12/29/23	Orlando Magic ORL	26	29	31	31	117	Over
03/23/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	23	30	31	106	Over
03/23/23	Orlando Magic ORL	24	29	22	36	111	Over
02/07/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	18	26	36	102	Under
02/07/23	Orlando Magic ORL	26	22	21	29	98	Under
10/24/22	Orlando Magic ORL	28	31	23	20	102	Over
10/24/22	New York Knicks NYK	34	31	31	19	115	Over
04/03/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	28	37	24	118	Under
04/03/22	Orlando Magic ORL	20	27	15	26	88	Under
11/17/21	Orlando Magic ORL	21	29	22	32	104	Under
11/17/21	New York Knicks NYK	23	26	18	31	98	Under
10/24/21	Orlando Magic ORL	27	25	22	36	110	Over
10/24/21	New York Knicks NYK	29	28	23	24	104	Over
10/22/21	New York Knicks NYK	36	29	21	35	121	Over
10/22/21	Orlando Magic ORL	16	19	29	32	96	Over

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/25	@ SAS	117-114W	47	26	5	100
12/21	vs NOP	104-93W	42	24	16	87
12/19	vs MIN	133-107W	57	39	15	97
12/15	vs ORL	100-91W	45	20	17	71
12/11	@ ATL	100-108L	49	27	12	93
12/09	vs TOR	113-108W	40	32	10	82
12/07	@ DET	111-120L	31	27	15	79
12/05	@ CHA	125-101W	43	29	9	76
12/03	@ ORL	121-106W	39	30	17	85
12/01	@ NOP	118-85W	60	30	17	92

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/10	vs MIL	109-114L	46	19	13	93
12/08	@ PHX	115-110W	44	17	13	88
12/06	vs PHI	94-102L	38	21	19	78
12/04	vs PHI	106-102W	42	21	13	84
12/03	vs NYK	106-121L	38	20	15	87
12/01	vs BRO	100-92W	52	23	22	74

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	31.0	24.6	30.6	100%	31.1
Mikal Bridges SG	31.0	36.9	29.9	100%	30.3
Jalen Brunson PG	41.0	41.6	41.1	100%	41.5
Josh Hart SF	35.0	35.2	34.9	100%	35.2
Karl-Anthony Towns C	49.0	50.7	47.5	100%	47.9

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Goga Bitadze C	36.0	36.6	21.5	70%	29.4
K. Caldwell-Pope SF	26.0	21.1	17.8	100%	18.2
Trevelin Queen PG	24.0	8.5	7.7	3%	20.2
Jalen Suggs SG	46.0	37.5	30.9	100%	31.3

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG): Avg: 4.5pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.4
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 1.0
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.8reb, 0.7ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.8
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 6.8 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.6

Magic Notable Injuries

Moritz Wagner (C): Avg: 11.1pts, 4.5reb, 1.2ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 4.0

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
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	21.5	25.3	+3.8	40%	50%	60%	60%	ORL	-3.7	#2
Miles McBride	NYK	Pts	8.5	11.3	+2.8	20%	40%	47%	47%	ORL	+0.9	#24
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Reb	4.5	5.7	+1.2	60%	30%	33%	33%	NYK	-0.5	#9
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	Reb	5.5	6.6	+1.1	60%	70%	73%	73%	NYK	-0.9	#8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Ast	1.5	2.9	+1.4	80%	50%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.2	#13

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#8	#10	#4	-8.9%
PF	#13	#11	#8	#7	-7.6%
PG	#7	#9	#25	#11	-1.2%
SF	#20	#16	#3	#13	-2.6%
SG	#11	#9	#13	#10	-5.8%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#12	#3	#1	-19.1%
PF	#5	#2	#3	#3	-11.0%
PG	#24	#4	#5	#8	-6.5%
SF	#4	#6	#7	#4	-11.2%
SG	#2	#18	#1	#2	-13.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.5

105.5

Rebounds per Game

44.0

41.8

Assists per Game

29.2

23.2

Steals per Game

7.8

9.3

Blocks per Game

4.4

6.9

Shots per Game

87.9

84.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.0

10.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.9

57.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.8

29.5

Turnovers per Game

12.4

14.6

Fouls per Game

17.5

21.3

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.9% to 34.8, 22.5 min average previous 3 games.
Landry Shamet (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.6, 22.0 min average previous 3 games.