New York Knicks – Orlando Magic Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 03.12.2024
Two red hot teams will clash on Tuesday night at MSG as the New York Knicks welcome the Orlando Magic to town. Will Orlando’s win streak continue or will the Knicks grab their 7th home win of the season.
The New York Knicks and Orlando Magic meet on 03.12.2024, in what will be a clash of two Eastern Conference contenders in their 1st of three meetings this season. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden (New York) with the home team Knicks favored to win.
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New York Knicks |
Tue, 03.12.2024, 19:30 |
Orlando Magic |
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4/7 |
14/1 |
8/5 |
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -5.5 Point Spread |
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New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic: Current situation
New York successfully returned from a 5-game road trip as they beat a New Orleans Pelicans team 118-85 on Sunday. It was their 2nd consecutive win and a 3rd in 4 games. Mikal Bridges had arguably his best game of the season scoring 31 points, including 7 threes and that’ll be a massive confidence booster for a player that has struggled to fit into the Knicks offense all year long. Eastern Conference opponents have had a hard time against the Knicks this season, New York has won 5 of their last 6 games against such teams.
The Orlando Magic have been able to adapt to life without their leading scorer and best player Paolo Banchero quite well. In 17 games they’ve accumulated 12 wins, after a 0-4 start they’ve won 12 of their last 13 games. On most nights they’ve been doing it on the defensive end, but lately even their offense has exploded as they’ve racked up at least 120+ points in 2 of their last 3 games. However, some of these wins did some against lesser opponents and we have to take that into consideration when looking at the big picture.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
Most of the Knicks starters had an easy night on Sunday as the game against the Pelicans was pretty much in the books after 2 quarters as New York built up a 41 point lead. That’s a welcome scenario for head coach Tom Thibodeau who has been running his starters into the ground lately, playing them 40+ minutes on most nights. The Knicks head into Tuesday’s game as 5.5 point favorites, in this role they’ve won 11 of 18 games this season.
Orlando Magic Stats & Form
It’s pretty amazing to see a team rank only 22nd in offense and still have the 3rd best record in the Eastern Conference. This Orlando team has been able to get stops at will this season, they’re allowing only 104.5 points per 100 possessions which ranks them 3rd best. Franz Wagner is also playing some of the best basketball of his career, in the past 10 games he’s averaging 26.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. The Knicks have done a solid job containing him in the past 5 meetings, Wagner is averaging only 20 points per game after scoring just 13 in his last trip to MSG.
New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic: Head-to-Head
The last 5 meetings between the two teams have been dominated by Orlando with them winning and covering the spread 4 times. From a betting perspective we have a trend of games finishing under the total, with 6 of the last 7 meetings cashing on that bet. So far the Knicks and Magic have played each other 130 times during the regular season, Orlando holds a slim lead with 67 wins to 63 wins.
New York Knicks – Orlando Magic Odds
Odds for a Knicks home victory are around 4/7, while for an upset Magic win you can get up to 8/5.
The point total has been set at 219.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic Betting Tip | Odds |
| New York Knicks -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 219.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Orlando Magic +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic (03.12.2024)
These are the 1st and 2nd ranked teams in Group A of the Emirates NBA Cup with a 3-0 record, so whoever wins this game clinches the Group. Orlando is on a pretty strong run right now having won 6 games in a row, but aside from the Lakers the other 5 games they won were against teams with a sub .500 record. Plus, their 6-7 road record cannot be ignored, especially with them playing a Knicks team that’s lost only twice in 8 games at Madison Square Garden this season. Orlando has relied heavily on Franz Wagner to carry the offense during Paolo Banchero’s absence, but the Knicks are one of the better equipped teams when it comes to handling opposing wings. OG Anunoby will get the assignment to guard Wagner, so he will have to work for every basket he makes in this game. If Wagner gets shut down, the Magic could have issues scoring, after all we just saw them score only 100 points in the win over Brooklyn on Sunday night. Meanwhile, the Knicks have a far more versatile scoring portfolio, with a couple of capable scorers in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. We would give a small edge to the Knicks here, they are 7-2 in their last 9 games and have won 5 of 6 at home.
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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