The Orlando Magic (20-23) are currently on a six-game losing streak and will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (19-27) at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and will air on FWi and FxF.
The Bucks were beaten by the Pelicans 116-99 on Saturday. Greg Monroe recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds, earning his 24th double-double of the year. The Magic, meanwhile, are coming off a 108-102 loss to the Grizzlies on Monday. Evan Fournier accumulated 16 points, five assists, and three rebounds.
Over the last five games, Khris Middleton has been playing at a high level for the Bucks. During that stretch, he has averaged 23.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Magic won the first game 114-90. Elfrid Payton played a big role with 22 points and 10 assists.
The Bucks are a three-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 195 points. The Bucks look to improve upon their records of 19-27 Straight Up (SU) and 23-22-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 13-15 SU and 15-13 ATS against teams from the Eastern Conference. Something to watch out for is if Milwaukee can force its opponents into turnovers and convert them into baskets. They’ve done an excellent job of that all year with an average of 18.6 points off turnovers per game.
On the other side, Orlando has a SU record of 20-23 and an ATS record of 24-19. Orlando has been particularly bad ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 2-8. The Magic are in for a physical game against Milwaukee. The Bucks are not afraid to send opponents to the free throw line, averaging 22.7 fouls per game.
The Magic’s win over Milwaukee in their last clash brought their SU record in the past 10 games to 6-4. The Magic also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Orl, ATS Winner – Orl, O/U – Under
Notes
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing Orlando.
Milwaukee is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Orlando.
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee’s last 15 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Milwaukee is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Orlando ranks 23rd in points per game with 98.7, while Milwaukee ranks 21st in points allowed with an average of 103.0 given up.
Orlando ranks 27th in points per away game with 95.7 points, while Milwaukee ranks 19th in points allowed at home with 101.2.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Orlando Magic are a solid 18-7. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Milwaukee Bucks have a losing record of 8-19.
At 2-16, the Orlando Magic have an underachieving record when their opponents score 100 points or more. The Milwaukee Bucks are 11-8 when they hit the century mark.
The Bucks have a defensive rating of 106.9 (ranked 27th), while the Magic rank 25th for their offensive rating of 101.3.
Milwaukee has an average field goal percentage of 46.2% (ranked sixth). Orlando is a subpar 3-12 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Milwaukee is 17th and sixth in the league for EFF% and FG% respectively, while Orlando ranks 18th and 12th in these categories.
Milwaukee makes an average of 23.3 assists per game (ranked seventh), while Orlando makes 22.7 assists per game (ranked ninth).
The Milwaukee Bucks average 5.7 blocks per game for a rank of eighth. The Orlando Magic rank lower (14th), earning 5.0 blocks each game.
Milwaukee is ranked 17th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Orlando ranks 12th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Milwaukee makes 7.7 steals per game. Orlando is a losing 8-16 when it allows at least 7 steals.
