Jazz vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to jazz up your evening because the NBA playoffs are finally injecting some real magic into the mix! Tonight, the underdog Utah Jazz are storming the court at Franklin Field, ready to take on the Orlando Magic in a showdown that’s set to rewrite the first round’s lackluster narrative. With the clock ticking down to a 07:30 PM EST tipoff, both teams are coming in hot off recent victories, promising a clash that’s as unpredictable as it is unmissable. Betting lines are buzzing, the arena is set, and fans are on the edge of their seats. Will the Jazz find their rhythm, or will the Magic cast another spell to secure victory? Tune in as these two teams look to compose a playoff symphony where only one can orchestrate a win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 05, 2025 07:30PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	UTA ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-200	212.5	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+140	-185	212.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-30	+15	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

14W-39L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

38W-16L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/29/24	Utah Jazz UTA	21	30	31	25	107	Over
02/29/24	Orlando Magic ORL	29	24	27	35	115	Over
11/02/23	Orlando Magic ORL	30	36	24	25	115	Over
11/02/23	Utah Jazz UTA	34	24	28	27	113	Over
03/09/23	Utah Jazz UTA	29	35	33	34	131	Over
03/09/23	Orlando Magic ORL	28	28	41	27	124	Over
01/13/23	Orlando Magic ORL	27	29	27	25	108	Over
01/13/23	Utah Jazz UTA	36	25	27	24	112	Over
02/11/22	Orlando Magic ORL	12	27	35	25	99	Over
02/11/22	Utah Jazz UTA	28	16	33	37	114	Over
11/07/21	Utah Jazz UTA	15	37	33	15	100	Under
11/07/21	Orlando Magic ORL	28	22	25	32	107	Under

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/04	vs MIA	136-100W	57	31	14	100
01/01	vs NYK	103-119L	45	23	16	96
12/30	@ DEN	121-132L	37	28	16	86
12/28	@ PHI	111-114L	48	27	21	89
12/26	vs POR	120-122L	46	26	13	86
12/21	vs BRO	105-94W	45	25	18	86
12/19	vs DET	126-119W	62	23	27	83
12/13	@ PHX	126-134L	34	30	15	77
12/08	vs SAC	97-141L	38	21	20	80
12/06	vs POR	141-99W	61	34	12	96

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/10	vs MIL	109-114L	46	19	13	93
12/08	@ PHX	115-110W	44	17	13	88

Starting Lineups

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Keyonte George PG	32.0	32.2	27.2	100%	27.6
Johnny Juzang SF	14.0	18.9	14.0	17%	17.1
Walker Kessler C	32.0	31.7	27.6	83%	29.9
Lauri Markkanen PF	39.0	32.5	33.6	100%	34.0
Collin Sexton SG	32.0	36.5	27.5	93%	28.7

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Goga Bitadze C	42.0	38.2	25.8	83%	30.7
Anthony Black PG	27.0	15.7	19.6	10%	15.8
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	25.0	24.2	18.4	100%	18.8
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	22.0	19.6	20.5	83%	22.3

Jazz Notable Injuries

Jordan Clarkson (SG): Avg: 16.5pts, 3.4reb, 4.7ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 4.5
Cody Williams (SF/PF): Avg: 3.1pts, 2.2reb, 1.1ast, 18.5 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.4
Micah Potter (PF/C): Avg: 2.6pts, 2.5reb, 0.6ast, 12.0 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 1.3

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
Moritz Wagner (C): Avg: 11.1pts, 4.5reb, 1.2ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 4.0
Gary Harris (SG/SF): Avg: 5.9pts, 1.6reb, 1.2ast, 22.0 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.4

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
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	Pts	19.5	22.2	+2.7	40%	40%	47%	47%	ORL	-3.0	#2
Collin Sexton	UTA	Pts	16.5	18.6	+2.1	100%	70%	67%	67%	ORL	0.0	#13
Anthony Black	ORL	Reb	2.5	4.2	+1.7	20%	40%	47%	47%	UTA	-1.1	#1
Goga Bitadze	ORL	Reb	10.5	12.1	+1.6	80%	80%	60%	60%	UTA	+1.2	#26
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Ast	2.5	2.8	+0.3	40%	30%	27%	27%	UTA	+0.9	#29

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Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#26	#8	#27	8.2%
PF	#8	#9	#1	#6	-5.9%
PG	#30	#1	#29	#29	9.5%
SF	#25	#1	#12	#21	3.9%
SG	#18	#6	#29	#22	4.7%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#3	#1	#1	-20.5%
PF	#2	#2	#2	#1	-14.3%
PG	#13	#3	#10	#3	-9.3%
SF	#3	#2	#7	#1	-12.9%
SG	#2	#17	#1	#1	-14.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.0

104.7

Rebounds per Game

44.7

41.0

Assists per Game

25.4

23.4

Steals per Game

7.1

9.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

6.8

Shots per Game

85.7

84.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.6

11.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

56.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.3

30.6

Turnovers per Game

17.2

14.5

Fouls per Game

19.2

21.4

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 39.9% to 21.4, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.
Wendell Carter Jr. (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 72.8% to 26.3, 15.2 min average previous 3 games.
Johnny Juzang (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 56.0% to 22.1, 14.2 min average previous 3 games.
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.5% to 20.2, 14.8 min average previous 3 games.
Micah Potter (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.2% to 10.2, 17.4 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Williams (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 106.3% to 21.8, 10.6 min average previous 3 games.