Nets vs. Magic Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

Brooklyn is a double-digit favorite against Orlando when Mikal Bridges’ Nets (44-36) and Franz Wagner’s Magic (34-46) meet on April 7, 2023. The line has the Nets favored by 11 points. A 218.5-point total is set for the game.

Nets vs. Magic Odds

• Nets odds to win: -636
• Magic odds to win: +459
• Spread: Nets (-11)
• Total: 218.5

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Game Time and Information

• When: Friday, April 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV: YES and BSFL

Who Will Win Nets vs. Magic?

Nets and Magic Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

When they have played as at least 11-point favorites this season, the Nets are 2-2 against the spread.

When they have played as at least 11-point underdogs this season, the Magic are 3-1-1 against the spread.

The Nets and Magic average 6.9 more points between them than the over/under of 218.5 for this matchup.

Brooklyn and Orlando have seen its opponents average a combined 8.1 more points per game than the point total of 218.5 set for this game.

The average total for Nets games this year is 7.7 more points than the over/under of 218.5 in this game.

Orlando’s games this year have averaged an over/under of 225.8 points, 7.3 more than the point total in this matchup.

Brooklyn is 42-38-0 against the spread this season.

The Magic’s ATS record is 45-32-3 this year.

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets average 113.6 points per game (18th in the league) while giving up 112.6 per contest (eighth in the NBA). They have a +82 scoring differential overall.

The 40.4 rebounds per game the Nets average rank 29th in the league, and are 4.5 fewer than the 44.9 their opponents pull down per outing.

Brooklyn connects on 12.8 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league), while its opponents have made 11.8 on average.

The Nets average 114.6 points per 100 possessions (seventh in the league), while giving up 112.4 points per 100 possessions (18th in the NBA).

The Nets have been slightly worse offensively at home, where they score 113.5 points per game, compared to road games, where they average 113.7 per game. Defensively, they are better in home games, where they give up 110.1 points per game, versus on the road, where they let opponents to average 115 per game.

Magic Stats & Insights

The Magic are being outscored by 2.2 points per game, with a -180 scoring differential overall. They put up 111.8 points per game (26th in NBA), and give up 114 per outing (16th in league).

Orlando prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 1.1 boards. It pulls down 43.1 rebounds per game (16th in league) compared to its opponents’ 42.

The Magic hit 10.7 three-pointers per game (27th in the league), 2.3 fewer than their opponents.

The Magic rank 27th in the league averaging 109.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 12th, allowing 111.5 points per 100 possessions.

In 2022-23 Orlando is scoring 5.2 more points per game at home (114.3) than away (109.1).

Nets Key Players to Watch

Bridges leads active Nets players in scoring, tallying 20.4 points per game to go with 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Nicolas Claxton adds 12.6 points, 1.9 assists and 9.2 rebounds per contest. Spencer Dinwiddie puts up 17.5 points, 6.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.

The Nets get 2.3 three-pointers per game out of Dinwiddie.

Bridges picks up 1.1 takeaways per game, while Claxton collects 2.5 rejections per contest.

Magic Key Players to Watch

Wagner puts up 18.8 points per game. He also contributes 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season.

This season, Paolo Banchero has a statline that includes 20 points, 3.7 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.

Wagner knocks down 1.7 threes per game.

Markelle Fultz’s 1.5 steals and Bol Bol’s 1.2 blocks per game are vital to the Magic’s defensive production.

• Pick ATS: Magic (+ 11)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Nets 117 – Magic 109