The Brooklyn Nets welcome the Orlando Magic to the Barclays Center. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Friday, Jan. 8 and can be seen on YES and FxF.
The Nets are expecting a better outcome after their 91-74 loss to the Raptors on Wednesday. Despite the loss, Brook Lopez earned his 15th double-double this season with 24 points and 13 rebounds. The Magic, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 95-86 loss against the Pacers on Wednesday. Victor Oladipo had a team-high 20 points.
Over the last five games, Lopez has taken his game to another level for the Nets, averaging 24.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 2.2 blocks.
Scoring opportunities from the charity stripe may be sporadic for the Magic in this one. They’re 30th in the league in free throw attempt rate (21.4), while Brooklyn is among the NBA’s least foul-prone teams (yielding a rate of 25.1, ranking fifth overall).
The Magic have emerged victorious in both games against the Nets this year, including a 100-93 win the last time these two teams met. Lopez had a double-double in the loss with 24 points and 15 rebounds.
The Magic take on the Nets as a three-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 196 points. The Nets come into this game 10-25 Straight Up (SU) and 20-15 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 7-15 SU and 11-11 ATS against the Eastern Conference.
Over on the other bench, the Magic have a record of 22-14 ATS and 19-17 SU. Orlando has not performed well ATS during its last 10 games, earning a 3-7 record.
In their previous meeting this season, Orlando beat Brooklyn, but the win was not enough to overtake Brooklyn in the most recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 4-6 SU over the last 10 meetings. On the other hand, the Magic hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Orl, ATS Winner – Orl, O/U – Under
Notes
Brooklyn is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn’s last 9 games at home.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Brooklyn is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Brooklyn’s last 14 games when playing Orlando.
Brooklyn is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Orlando.
Brooklyn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn’s last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Brooklyn ranks 28th in points per game with 96.4, while Orlando ranks ninth in points allowed with an average of 99.1 given up.
On average, Brooklyn puts up 96.2 points per home game (ranked 28th), while Orlando gives up 99.9 points per away game (ranked eighth).
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Nets are 6-3 on the season. When the Magic score fewer than 100, they are an underachieving 3-10.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Nets are just 4-22 this season. Orlando is a winning 16-7 when it reaches the century mark.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 98.4 (ranked 28th). The Magic rank 14th for their defensive rating of 102.4.
Brooklyn averages 98.0 possessions per game, scoring .984 points on each possession. While Orlando averages fewer possessions per game with 97.2, the team scores more points per possession with 1.022.
The Brooklyn Nets average an effective field goal percentage of 47.4% this season. The Orlando Magic have a losing record of 8-13 when opponents have an EFF% of 47.4% or greater.
Brooklyn attempts an average of 17.0 three pointers per game, and Orlando attempts 22.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Nets are winless at 0-1 while the Magic have a 6-7 record.
The Brooklyn Nets rank 20th with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.45. The Orlando Magic have a higher A/TO (1.62), ranking 12th.
The Brooklyn Nets rebound 44.6 times per game and are ranked ninth. Ranked 17th, the Orlando Magic rebound 43.4 times per game.
Brooklyn is ranked 14th in defensive rebounds, while Orlando ranks 17th in offensive rebounds.
Orlando has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.7% this season. Brooklyn has a subpar 5-13 record when its TOV% is 14.7% or higher.
