Trail Blazers vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the underdog Portland Trail Blazers blaze their trail to Franklin Field, squaring off against the magical Orlando Magic in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the first set of games this postseason! With the Blazers looking to build on their recent victory and the Magic eager to conjure a rebound from their last tumble, tonight’s matchup, tipping off at 8 PM EST, is set to shuffle the playoff deck. Both teams have had their ups and downs this season, but with playoff stakes, every dribble and dunk counts double. So, as these teams hit the hardwood, let’s see if Portland can keep the fire burning or if Orlando will pull another win out of their hat!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 23, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+315	-420	212.0	9.0/-9.0
Recent	+145	-190	211.5	8.0/-8.0
Difference	-170	+230	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

15W-42L

40.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

39W-19L

59.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/01/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	23	25	25	30	103	Under
04/01/24	Orlando Magic ORL	22	33	28	21	104	Under
10/27/23	Orlando Magic ORL	31	32	19	20	102	Under
10/27/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	29	25	17	97	Under
03/05/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	27	34	30	122	Over
03/05/23	Orlando Magic ORL	27	29	32	31	119	Over
01/10/23	Orlando Magic ORL	33	17	32	27	109	Over
01/10/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	20	30	23	33	106	Over
02/08/22	Orlando Magic ORL	32	30	21	30	113	Under
02/08/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	19	32	16	95	Under
01/17/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	22	32	27	17	98	Under
01/17/22	Orlando Magic ORL	17	23	21	27	88	Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/21	vs MIA	116-107W	47	25	6	87
01/19	@ CHI	113-102W	50	21	17	89
01/18	@ HOU	103-125L	40	28	19	86
01/16	@ LAC	89-118L	37	24	16	91
01/14	@ BRO	114-132L	38	20	17	86
01/11	@ MIA	98-119L	51	24	16	95
01/09	vs DAL	111-117L	43	24	12	93
01/08	vs NOP	119-100W	44	24	13	88
01/06	vs DET	115-118L	38	32	16	90
01/04	vs MIL	105-102W	55	21	17	85

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/21	vs TOR	93-109L	48	16	14	85
01/19	@ DEN	100-113L	39	30	7	102
01/17	vs BOS	94-121L	37	15	8	82
01/15	vs MIL	93-122L	32	24	13	95
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

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deni Avdija SF	38.0	38.5	30.7	43%	34.9
Deandre Ayton C	35.0	27.6	30.5	100%	30.9
Jerami Grant PF	24.0	24.1	26.4	100%	26.7
Scoot Henderson PG	27.0	42.8	26.3	23%	33.7
Anfernee Simons SG	29.0	26.7	30.1	100%	30.5

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cole Anthony PG	32.0	33.6	18.5	23%	34.1
Paolo Banchero PF	46.0	35.4	43.4	100%	43.7
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	24.0	17.0	19.2	100%	19.6
Wendell Carter Jr. C	35.0	29.8	23.3	77%	25.6
Franz Wagner SF	37.0	48.9	42.9	100%	43.3

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Donovan Clingan (C): Avg: 5.9pts, 6.8reb, 0.7ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.1
Jabari Walker (C): Avg: 7.1pts, 5.8reb, 0.8ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 1.3
Duop Reath (C): Avg: 7.6pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 15.1 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.8
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 13.7 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.7
Rayan Rupert (PG/SF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.9reb, 1.1ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.5
Justin Minaya (PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 1.4reb, 0.6ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 1.0

Magic Notable Injuries

Goga Bitadze (C): Avg: 6.6pts, 5.7reb, 1.6ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 5.1
Trevelin Queen (PG/SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.6reb, 1.3ast, 14.1 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 2.3
Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.0reb, 1.2ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 0.9

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
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	12.5	15.7	+3.2	60%	40%	60%	60%	ORL	-2.1	#5
Deni Avdija	POR	Pts	14.5	17.1	+2.6	80%	80%	80%	80%	ORL	+0.3	#17
Franz Wagner	ORL	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	80%	80%	73%	73%	POR	-0.6	#5
Toumani Camara	POR	Reb	5.5	6.3	+0.8	40%	30%	53%	53%	ORL	-1.4	#4
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Ast	4.5	5.5	+1.0	40%	40%	33%	33%	POR	-0.2	#9
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	Ast	2.5	2.6	+0.1	60%	50%	40%	40%	POR	+0.2	#20
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	3Pt	1.5	1.9	+0.4	60%	70%	60%	60%	POR	+1.1	#30

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#29	#20	#30	11.1%
PF	#16	#10	#9	#23	2.0%
PG	#11	#10	#22	#18	0.6%
SF	#14	#21	#16	#17	1.4%
SG	#29	#5	#28	#26	8.6%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#2	#1	#3	-14.9%
PF	#5	#4	#1	#2	-13.1%
PG	#23	#1	#2	#2	-9.1%
SF	#17	#7	#9	#9	-2.9%
SG	#1	#27	#7	#1	-11.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.6

100.8

Rebounds per Game

42.5

40.8

Assists per Game

24.6

22.1

Steals per Game

7.2

9.4

Blocks per Game

4.9

6.2

Shots per Game

88.8

85.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

10.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.3

53.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.9

29.2

Turnovers per Game

14.6

13.8

Fouls per Game

18.8

22.0

Recent Trends

Deandre Ayton (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.5% to 31.6, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.5% to 32.4, 22.5 min average previous 3 games.
Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.0% to 24.7, 14.9 min average previous 3 games.
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 57.3% to 33.1, 21.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jonathan Isaac (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.5% to 12.2, 20.9 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.