Wagner, Magic to visit Young, Hawks

By Canadian Press on February 19, 2025.

Orlando Magic (27-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (26-29, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -1.5; over/under is 221.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic take on Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Eastern Conference play Thursday.

The Hawks are 19-14 in Eastern Conference games. Atlanta ranks second in the league with 29.4 assists per game. Young leads the Hawks averaging 11.5.

The Magic are 6-3 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Orlando ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Goga Bitadze averaging 2.7.

The 116.7 points per game the Hawks score are 11.3 more points than the Magic allow (105.4). The Magic’s 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.2 percentage points lower than the Hawks have given up to their opponents (48.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Young is averaging 23.7 points and 11.5 assists for the Hawks. Zaccharie Risacher is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Franz Wagner is averaging 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Magic. Cole Anthony is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 118.7 points, 43.2 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.1 points per game.

Magic: 4-6, averaging 106.8 points, 42.3 rebounds, 22.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points.

INJURIES: Hawks: Larry Nance Jr.: out (knee), Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Vit Krejci: out (back), Jalen Johnson: out for season (shoulder).

Magic: Jalen Suggs: day to day (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee), Jonathan Isaac: day to day (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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