The Orlando Magic visit the Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Raptors. The game begins at 4:30 pm ET on Sunday, Mar. 20 and will air on FxF and SNT.
The Raptors come into this game on a high note after beating the Celtics 105-91 on Friday. Kyle Lowry was the game’s high scorer with 32 points on 9-for-14 shooting. The Magic, meanwhile, are coming off a 109-103 loss to the Cavaliers on Friday. Victor Oladipo led the game in scoring with 45 points.
Oladipo has been hot over the last five games for the Magic, averaging 25.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 2.2 three-pointers.
The two teams have split their matchups this season. The Raptors had the upper hand in the most recent game, a close 106-103 win. Despite the loss, Oladipo was the game’s leading scorer with 27 points.
The Raptors enter the game with records of 47-21 Straight Up (SU) and 37-30-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 47-21 SU and 37-30-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The Raptors are a phenomenal shooting team from three-point range with a .369 three-point field goal percentage, one of the highest marks in the NBA.
Across the court, Orlando has a SU record of 29-39 and an ATS record of 39-29. In Eastern Conference games, Orlando has gone 29-39 SU and 39-29 ATS.
Toronto won the last meeting this season between these two teams, moving its SU record against the Magic to 9-1 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. The Raptors also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tor
Notes
“Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games “.
“Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games “.
“Toronto is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home”.
“Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando”.
“Toronto is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Orlando”.
“Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando”.
“Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando”.
Ranked zeroth, Toronto scores 0.0 points per game. On the other hand, Orlando allows 0.0 and also ranks zeroth (in points allowed).
Toronto and Orlando are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per home game and points allowed per away game respectively. Toronto puts up an average of 0.0 points per home game, while Orlando gives up 0.0 points per away game on average.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Toronto Raptors are an outstanding 37-3. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the Orlando Magic have a subpar record of 5-22.
At 10-18, the Toronto Raptors have a losing record when their opponents score at least 100 points. The Orlando Magic are 24-17 when they put up triple digits.
The Magic have a defensive rating of 104.6 (ranked 16th). The Raptors rank fifth for their offensive rating of 108.3.
The Orlando Magic average 99.0 possessions per game and 1.019 points per possession. The Toronto Raptors earn fewer possessions with 95.1, but they score more points with 1.083.
The Toronto Raptors average an effective field goal percentage of 50.4% this season. The Orlando Magic have a poor record of 13-26 when opponents have an EFF% of 50.4% or greater.
Toronto makes an average of 18.5 assists per game (ranked 29th). Orlando ranks higher in assists with 23.2 (ranked seventh).
The Toronto Raptors average 5.3 blocks per game for a rank of 11th. The Orlando Magic rank lower (15th), earning 5.0 blocks each game.
Toronto is ranked 20th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Orlando ranks 15th in defensive rebounds.
The Orlando Magic make an average of 8.2 steals per game. When the Toronto Raptors allow 8 or more steals, they are a fantastic 24-8.
