Thunder vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to electrify your screens as the high-voltage Oklahoma City Thunder roll into the mystical realm of the Orlando Magic at the Kia Center tonight! With the Thunder striking hard at a stellar 20-5 and the Magic conjuring their own respectable 17-11 record, this playoff face-off is set to break the spell of first-round blowouts. It’s an 8 PM tip-off that promises to keep the bets buzzing and the fantasy lineups tweaking, especially with the stakes magnified under the playoff spotlight. Both teams are neck and neck in their conference races, making every dribble and dunk crucial. As the Thunder aims to storm past the Magic’s defenses, and Orlando looks to cast a winning spell, tonight’s game is all set to be a thunderous clash in the Magic kingdom!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 19, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Kia Center, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-250	+210	209.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-275	+225	213.0	-7.0/7.0
Difference	-25	+15	+4.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

30W-21L

73.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

36W-13L

26.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/04/24	Orlando Magic ORL	26	17	15	28	86	Under
11/04/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	39	19	26	18	102	Under
02/13/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	31	29	32	35	127	Over
02/13/24	Orlando Magic ORL	32	20	30	31	113	Over
01/13/24	Orlando Magic ORL	21	19	33	27	100	Under
01/13/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	26	37	26	112	Under
01/04/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	25	35	27	115	Over
01/04/23	Orlando Magic ORL	31	39	25	31	126	Over
11/01/22	Orlando Magic ORL	32	34	22	20	108	Over
11/01/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	30	22	31	116	Over
03/23/22	Orlando Magic ORL	34	19	21	28	102	Over
03/23/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	34	24	34	118	Over
03/20/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	18	21	21	85	Under
03/20/22	Orlando Magic ORL	31	14	17	28	90	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/14	@ HOU	111-96W	43	19	12	80
12/10	@ DAL	118-104W	52	29	13	101
12/07	vs NOP	119-109W	45	27	18	85
12/05	vs TOR	129-92W	56	28	6	102
12/03	@ UTA	133-106W	34	32	8	102
12/01	vs HOU	116-119L	46	30	7	94
11/29	vs LAL	101-93W	47	20	9	93
11/25	vs SAC	130-109W	44	28	15	86
11/20	@ POR	109-99W	46	24	13	91
11/19	vs SAS	104-110L	47	24	13	100

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
11/29	vs BRO	123-100W	40	29	17	83
11/25	vs CHA	95-84W	39	21	8	94
11/23	@ DET	111-100W	44	25	13	87

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	25.0	26.2	24.3	100%	24.6
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	52.0	53.3	53.3	100%	53.6
Isaiah Hartenstein C	38.0	32.3	29.7	100%	28.6
Cason Wallace SG	20.0	25.1	16.9	43%	22.6
Jalen Williams PF	44.0	39.0	41.9	100%	42.4

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Goga Bitadze C	31.0	30.8	18.6	60%	28.0
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	21.0	15.5	17.4	100%	17.8
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	26.0	19.3	22.9	93%	24.1
Jalen Suggs PG	40.0	38.8	30.7	100%	31.1

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 12/14/24. Impact: 3.1
Dillon Jones (PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 2.1reb, 0.7ast, 8.4 minutes. Last game: 12/10/24. Impact: 1.2
Branden Carlson (C): Avg: 0.8pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 12/10/24. Impact: 0.6
Adam Flagler (PG): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.5reb, 0.3ast, 4.2 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 0.4

Magic Notable Injuries

Franz Wagner (PF): Avg: 20.6pts, 5.5reb, 4.3ast, 32.9 minutes. Last game: 12/06/24. Impact: 8.4
Trevelin Queen (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 0.6

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
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Pts	9.5	12.1	+2.6	60%	40%	60%	60%	ORL	-0.9	#10
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	Pts	8.5	10.7	+2.2	0%	30%	33%	33%	OKL	-0.9	#12
Tristan da Silva	ORL	Reb	3.5	5.0	+1.5	40%	40%	47%	47%	OKL	+1.4	#30
Anthony Black	ORL	Reb	2.5	3.8	+1.3	60%	50%	53%	53%	OKL	+0.4	#22
Alex Caruso	OKL	Ast	1.5	2.6	+1.1	100%	70%	73%	73%	ORL	-0.7	#5
Jalen Williams	OKL	Ast	4.5	5.6	+1.1	60%	70%	67%	67%	ORL	-0.4	#6

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#26	#24	#15	-0.7%
PF	#12	#19	#7	#11	-2.4%
PG	#2	#22	#3	#1	-15.6%
SF	#24	#30	#19	#22	4.5%
SG	#4	#24	#14	#8	-4.3%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#13	#6	#1	-12.4%
PF	#4	#3	#1	#3	-11.4%
PG	#18	#3	#8	#6	-7.7%
SF	#5	#6	#5	#6	-11.2%
SG	#10	#20	#6	#7	-5.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.4

107.1

Rebounds per Game

43.1

41.7

Assists per Game

26.4

23.9

Steals per Game

11.2

9.2

Blocks per Game

6.1

6.4

Shots per Game

91.5

85.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.5

11.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

55.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.5

32.0

Turnovers per Game

11.6

13.8

Fouls per Game

19.9

20.1

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Cole Anthony (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.2% to 17.5, 10.6 min average previous 3 games.
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.0% to 22.5, 17.3 min average previous 3 games.
Aaron Wiggins (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 51.9% to 11.2, 23.3 min average previous 3 games.