Magic vs Bucks Game Breakdown

Get ready to cast your spells and charge up those antlers, because tonight’s NBA playoff face-off at the Fiserv Forum is not just any game—it’s a magical showdown with a dash of deer dominance! The Orlando Magic are swooping into Milwaukee with their wands set to stun, sitting pretty at the top of the Eastern Conference, while the Bucks, just a few spells behind, are looking to buck the trend and close the gap. With a tipoff at 9 PM EST and the scoreboard expected to light up past 210 points, both teams are fresh off thrilling victories and hungry for more. So, as the Magic try to pull a victory out of their hats, the Bucks are gearing up to leap ahead. Tonight, it’s all about whether magic spells can tame wild bucks or if it’s time for the deer to run rampant over the sorcery!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 15, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Vegas Odds

	ORL ML	MIL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+175	-210	210.5	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+120	-160	210.5	6.0/-6.0
Difference	-55	+50	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

26W-33L

45.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

44W-17L

54.5% 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
01/10/25	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	29	21	28	31	109	Over
01/10/25	Orlando Magic ORL	31	20	30	25	106	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

Magic Vs Over/Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/12	@ PHI	104-99W	41	23	16	80
01/10	@ MIL	106-109L	44	20	10	86
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

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	@ SAC	130-115W	52	32	7	99
01/12	vs NYK	106-140L	39	22	14	94
01/10	vs ORL	109-106W	43	18	11	83
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

Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cole Anthony PG	39.0	35.8	17.0	13%	36.9
Paolo Banchero PF	41.0	50.6	43.7	100%	44.0
Goga Bitadze C	34.0	27.2	28.4	100%	28.6
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	25.0	24.4	19.4	100%	19.8

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	61.0	56.8	57.8	100%	58.2
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	9.0	10.2	11.0	93%	11.5
Damian Lillard PG	43.0	42.1	42.7	100%	43.0
Brook Lopez C	24.0	27.7	26.0	100%	26.4
Taurean Prince SF	14.0	15.5	16.1	80%	16.9

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: 2.3pts, 1.1reb, 1.2ast, 9.5 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 1.2
Jett Howard (SF/PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 8.5 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 1.4

Bucks Notable Injuries

Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.1reb, 2.1ast, 20.9 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 2.1
Delon Wright (PG/SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.9reb, 2.3ast, 16.2 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 1.4
Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.6
Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.8
Chris Livingston (SF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.2ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.4
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.9reb, 0.2ast, 4.7 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.4

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
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	Pts	28.5	31.5	+3.0	40%	60%	67%	67%	ORL	-1.0	#9
Goga Bitadze	ORL	Pts	8.5	11.2	+2.7	40%	60%	67%	67%	MIL	-3.7	#2
Cole Anthony	ORL	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	40%	30%	20%	20%	MIL	+0.9	#28
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Reb	2.5	2.8	+0.3	20%	10%	13%	13%	MIL	+1.7	#30

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Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#2	#1	#1	-21.1%
PF	#2	#4	#1	#1	-14.2%
PG	#24	#1	#5	#5	-8.0%
SF	#9	#10	#3	#6	-8.2%
SG	#1	#23	#4	#1	-14.0%

Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#6	#12	#4	-10.7%
PF	#14	#3	#15	#7	-3.7%
PG	#26	#28	#4	#15	0.3%
SF	#10	#5	#8	#7	-7.7%
SG	#21	#30	#18	#22	4.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

102.9

114.2

Rebounds per Game

40.7

43.7

Assists per Game

22.9

26.0

Steals per Game

9.4

7.8

Blocks per Game

6.8

5.0

Shots per Game

83.7

87.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.8

15.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

54.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

30.4

40.0

Turnovers per Game

14.2

13.4

Fouls per Game

21.8

18.8

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 33.0 pts, 11.0 reb, 13.0 ast against SAC
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.3% to 21.6, 31.9 min average previous 3 games.
Caleb Houstan (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.3% to 29.4, 22.6 min average previous 3 games.