Orlando Magic – Atlanta Hawks Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 15.04.2025
The stage is set for the first play-in tournament game of the season as the East number 7 seed Orlando Magic take on the East number 8 seed Atlanta Hawks. Who comes out on top here?
The Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks meet on 15.04.2025, in what will be their 5th head-to-head game this season. The game will be played at Kia Center (Orlando) with the home team Magic being favored to win this game.
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Orlando Magic |
Tue, 15.04.2025, 21:30 |
Atlanta Hawks |
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4/9 |
13/1 |
7/4 |
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Expert Tip |
ORL Magic -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks: Current situation
Powered by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner for the most part, the Orlando Magic finished the regular season at 41-41 which is a slight downgrade from last year when they were 47-35. However, we have to take into consideration that their two best players both missed a couple of months of play due to injuries, so the comeback they made in the last 2 months of the season was rather impressive.
Atlanta has been stuck in mediocrity for years now. After finishing last season as the 10th seed with a 36-46 SU record, this year they’ve upped that to 40-42 which is still a losing record, however an improvement compared to previous years. To finish the season they won 3 straight games, so there’s a lot of momentum on their side entering the play-in tournament here.
Orlando Magic Stats & Form
Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and others all missed the final regular season game on Sunday as the Magic fell on the road in Atlanta in a meaningless game. The 12-point loss shouldn’t hurt too much as it didn’t change anything in the standings, in fact it gave a chance to players like Anthony Black and Jett Howard to put up numbers and get heavy minutes.
Atlanta Hawks Stats & Form
The same could be said for Atlanta as they took advantage of playing at home to win Sunday’s game 117-105. Rookie sensation Zaccharie Risacher started the game and played 10 minutes, finishing with 6 points. A total of 7 Hawks players scored in double-figures, as a team they shot 53% from the field while also knocking down 17 threes to win the game.
Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks: Head-to-Head
The two teams have split the 4 meetings this season, they’ve been neck and neck for the most part over the years with neither side being able to separate itself. In 139 regular season meetings all-time, the Hawks have won 74 games while the Magic are at 65 wins.
Orlando Magic – Atlanta Hawks Odds
If you feel like the Magic have enough to get the job done at home, you can back them to win at 4/9 odds. Backing Atlanta gets you odds of 7/4 here.
The point total has been set at a modest 216.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks Betting Tip | Odds |
| Orlando Magic -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 216.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Atlanta Hawks +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks (15.04.2025)
The good thing about the 7 vs 8 play-in tournament match-up is the fact that the 8th seed still has one game after this to make amends in case they lose the first one. The Hawks and Magic were evenly matched in the 4 meetings during the regular season, they even played each other twice in April with each team winning a game. However, in a winner takes all scenario, it is hard to take into consideration games that happened months ago and were heavily influenced by players being injured and missing games. This time around, both rosters are at full strength and we are giving a slight edge to the Orlando Magic. In the end the good old saying goes “defense wins championships” and they are just the better team on the defensive end here. Yes, Atlanta did win the head-to-head meeting on Sunday in the final regular season game of the year, however neither side played their top players. Defensively only the OKC Thunder had better efficiency during the regular season than the Magic – they allowed an average of just 109.1 points per 100 possessions. The Hawks were nowhere near that at 114.8 points which ranks them only 18th overall. On top of that the Magic have arguably the two best players in the series in Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Atlanta is on the uprise, but they depend way too much on the erratic shooting of Trae Young which hasn’t been the winning recipe over the past several years. The Magic have worked hard for this all year long, overcome a large number of setbacks and they’ll look to book their place in the postseason with a win on Tuesday. Back the home team to cover.
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Expert Tip |
ORL Magic -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app