The Orlando Magic will have their chance to beat the Southeast’s best team when they take on the division rival Atlanta Hawks at the Amway Center. The game gets underway at 1:00 pm ET on Sunday, Feb. 7 and can be seen on FxS and FxF.
The Magic are expecting a different result after their 107-100 loss to the Bucks in their last matchup. Victor Oladipo was the team’s high scorer, contributing 18 points. The Hawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 119-105 win against the Nuggets in their last game. Paul Millsap was the game’s top scorer, posting 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting.
The Hawks have emerged victorious in both matchups against the Magic this year, including a 98-81 victory in their last matchup. Aaron Gordon was the top overall scorer in the game with 18 points.
The Magic are trying to improve upon their records of 21-28 Straight Up (SU) and 27-22 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 6-3 SU and 4-4-1 ATS against divisional opponents.
On the other side, the Hawks have 30-22 SU and 25-25-2 ATS records. Atlanta has been particularly bad ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 3-7. The Hawks are shooting lights out from the foul line so far, with a .793 free throw percentage that ranks fifth in the NBA. The Hawks are an unselfish team with an average of 25.6 assists per game, ranking second in the NBA. The last 10 games have really brought the worst out of the Hawks on the defensive end. They allowed 108.7 points per game during that span, which is higher than their season average of 99.6. Atlanta is the best team in the league at scoring points off turnovers with 19.9 per game.
In their previous meeting this season, Atlanta beat Orlando, moving its SU record against the Magic to 7-3 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. The Magic lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Atl
Notes
“Orlando is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games “.
“Orlando is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando’s last 8 games “.
“Orlando is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home”.
“Orlando is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando’s last 6 games at home”.
“Orlando is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta”.
“Orlando is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Orlando’s last 22 games when playing Atlanta”.
“Orlando is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta”.
Atlanta has a 6-2 record against the Southeast Division this season, while Orlando has an underachieving 1-8 record against the division.
Both Atlanta and Orlando rank 12th in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Atlanta puts up 102.2 points per game, while Orlando gives up 100.8.
Atlanta puts up an average of 101.2 points per away game (ranked 12th). Orlando ranks 18th in points allowed per home game with 100.6.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Hawks are 16-7 on the season. When the Magic score fewer than 100, they are an abysmal 4-13.
The Atlanta Hawks have an 11-12 record when their opponents score 100 points or more. The Orlando Magic have a 16-11 record when they reach the century mark.
The Magic have a defensive rating of 103.0 (ranked 15th), while the Hawks rank 10th for their offensive rating of 104.0.
Atlanta has an average field goal percentage of 46.1% (ranked seventh). Orlando is a subpar 3-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Orlando Magic attempt 22.0 three point field goals per game and the Atlanta Hawks attempt 26.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Orlando has a 7-8 record and Atlanta has a 12-16 record.
Atlanta ranks near the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.78 (ranked fourth). Orlando is ranked 12th, with an A/TO of 1.62 this season.
The Atlanta Hawks are one of the worst rebounding teams in the league with just 40.8 per game. Ranked 15th, the Orlando Magic average 43.6 rebounds.
The Atlanta Hawks rank 30th in offensive rebounding, while the Orlando Magic rank 14th in defensive rebounding.
Atlanta is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.3% (ranked second). Orlando is an even 7-7 SU when it has a TOV% of 16.3% or greater.
