The San Antonio Spurs will travel to the Amway Center to play the Orlando Magic. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and will air on FxF and FSW.
The Magic were beaten by the Bucks 107-100 in their last game. Victor Oladipo was the team’s high scorer, contributing 18 points. The Spurs, meanwhile, are coming off a demoralizing 120-90 loss to the Warriors in their last outing. Kawhi Leonard had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
Points at the line might be difficult to come by for the Magic in this contest. They are 30th in the league in free throw attempt rate (21.4), while San Antonio is among the league’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a free throw attempt rate of just 23.7, fourth in the NBA).
The Magic are looking to improve on their records of 23-28 Straight Up (SU) and 29-22 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 23-28 SU and 29-22 ATS against teams from the Western Conference. Orlando has averaged 110.6 points per game over the last 10 games, higher than its season average of 99.5.
On the other side, San Antonio has a SU record of 44-8 and an ATS record of 34-18. San Antonio has records of 44-8 SU and 34-18 ATS against the East. San Antonio is the top shooting team in the league, converting .489 of its shots from the floor. Defenses have a tough time accounting for every player when up against the Spurs, who are known for distributing the ball with 25.1 assists per game. San Antonio’s defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, averaging an NBA-best 91.7 points allowed per game. San Antonio’s three-point defense has set the standard for the league, with opponents making a league-low 272 shots from the three-point line (6.0 per game). The Spurs are a terror on the defensive glass, averaging an impressive 35.6 defensive rebounds per game.
The Magic and the Spurs will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Spurs were winners, moving their SU record against the Magic to 9-1 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. Additionally, the Spurs lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – SA
Notes
“Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games “.
“Orlando is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 7 of Orlando’s last 10 games “.
“Orlando is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home”.
“Orlando is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home”.
“Orlando is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio”.
“Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio”.
“The total has gone OVER in 10 of Orlando’s last 14 games when playing San Antonio”.
“Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio”.
Orlando has allowed an average of 100.9 points per game this season. San Antonio averages 105.2 points per game, ranking the team fourth in scoring.
San Antonio puts up an average of 103.5 points per away game (ranked sixth). Orlando ranks 16th in points allowed per home game with 100.4.
When the Magic give up fewer than 100 points to their opponents, they are 18-7. When the Spurs score fewer than 100 points, they also have a solid record (10-6).
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Magic are just 2-17 this season. San Antonio is a formidable 28-1 when it reaches the century mark.
The Spurs have the league’s top defense, with a defensive rating of 94.4. The Magic have an offensive rating of 101.5 (ranked 25th).
Orlando averages 97.4 possessions per game, scoring 1.015 points on each possession. While San Antonio averages fewer possessions per game with 95.5, the team scores more points per possession with 1.089.
The San Antonio Spurs have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking second in the league with an EFF% of 53.2%. When their opponents record a similar or higher EFF%, the Orlando Magic have a poor 4-11 record.
The San Antonio Spurs, ranked third in the NBA, average 25.1 assists per game. The Orlando Magic make 22.7 assists (ranked ninth).
The Orlando Magic average 5.0 blocks per game for a rank of 14th. The San Antonio Spurs rank higher (sixth), earning 5.9 blocks each contest.
Orlando is ranked 19th when it comes to offensive rebounding. San Antonio ranks third in defensive rebounds.
The San Antonio Spurs average 8.4 steals per game (ranked eighth). The Orlando Magic have a losing 6-15 record when they allow at least 8 steals.
