The Orlando Magic (25-53) will be at home when they face off against the Toronto Raptors (46-32). Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Apr. 10 and can be seen on TSN2 and FSN-FL.
The Magic played well in their last game, edging the Bulls 105-103 on Wednesday. Elfrid Payton was a key piece with 17 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. The Raptors, meanwhile, are coming off a 92-74 win against the Hornets on Wednesday. DeMar DeRozan led the game in scoring by accounting for 18 points on 6-for-16 shooting.
Nikola Vucevic and Payton have been better than usual over the last five games for the Magic. During that stretch, Vucevic has averaged 23.0 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 0.8 blocks, while Payton has recorded 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 2.6 steals, and 0.6 three-pointers a game. DeRozan has been hot for the Raptors. In the same five-game span, he is averaging 28.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 0.6 three-pointers.
The productive offense of the Raptors (fourth in the league with an offensive efficiency of 108.0) will look to pick apart the bottom-tier defense of the Magic (26th in the NBA with a defensive efficiency of 105.4), a matchup that could favor Toronto.
The Raptors have emerged victorious in all three games against the Magic this year, including a 95-82 win the last time these two teams met. Kyle Lowry had a standout performance in the victory, putting up 17 points, five rebounds, eight assists, two steals, one block, and four three-pointers.
Toronto takes on Orlando as a six-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 204 points. The Magic have gone 25-53 Straight Up (SU) and 40-37-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 15-33 SU and 23-24-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference.
As for their opponent, the Raptors have 46-32 SU and 36-41-1 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Toronto is 30-18 SU and 23-25 ATS. Offensively, they average 104.3 points per game, which is good for fourth in the league. The Raptors get to the line and convert their free throws at a high volume, ranking fourth in the league with 1,525 made (19.6 per game).
The Raptors’ win over Orlando in their last clash bumped their SU record over the last 10 meetings to 10-0. Furthermore, the Raptors hold the advantage ATS with a record of 8-2. Over the last 10 matchups, Toronto held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers three times. Orlando performed this feat once.
Predictions: SU Winner – TOR, ATS Winner – TOR, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 6 games.
Orlando is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games.
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Orlando’s last 10 games at home.
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto.
Orlando is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto.
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto.
Orlando puts up an average of 96.0 points per game (ranked 25th), while Toronto allows 101.2 points per game (ranked 19th).
Toronto ranks third in points allowed per road game (103.8 PPG), while Orlando ranks 24th in points per home game with 97.5.
In its last game, Toronto won by an 18-point margin. Orlando is 0-7 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Toronto has an 8-4 record in blowouts.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Toronto Raptors are a formidable 28-5. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Orlando Magic have an abysmal record of 8-44.
When the Toronto Raptors allow at least 100 points they are 18-27, while the Orlando Magic are 17-9 when they reach the century mark.
Ranked fourth, the Raptors have an offensive rating of 108.0. The Magic, on the other hand, rank 26th with a defensive rating of 105.4.
The Toronto Raptors average a field goal percentage of 45.6% this season. The Orlando Magic have a subpar record of 6-36 when opponents have a FG% of 45.6% or greater.
On average, the Orlando Magic attempt 19.4 three point field goals per game and the Toronto Raptors attempt 25.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Orlando has a 4-6 record and Toronto has a 25-19 record.
The Orlando Magic rank 23rd with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.45. The Toronto Raptors have a higher A/TO (1.71), ranking ninth.
Toronto ranks 26th in rebounds per game with 41.5, while Orlando ranks 25th with 41.7.
The Toronto Raptors rank 16th in offensive rebounding, while the Orlando Magic rank 23rd in defensive rebounding.
Toronto has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.3% this season. Orlando has a subpar 12-32 record when its TOV% is 14.3% or higher.
