Orlando plays Washington, aims for 5th straight road win

By Canadian Press on April 3, 2025.

Orlando Magic (37-40, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (17-59, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -13.5; over/under is 216.5

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hits the road against Washington trying to continue its four-game road winning streak.

The Wizards are 6-8 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Washington ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 46.6 points per game in the paint led by Malcolm Brogdon averaging 6.5.

The Magic are 10-3 against the rest of the division. Orlando has a 4-7 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Wizards are shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 2.9 percentage points lower than the 46.9% the Magic allow to opponents. The Wizards average 105.0 points per game, 15.8 fewer points than the 120.8 the Wizards allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bub Carrington is scoring 9.3 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Wizards. Jordan Poole is averaging 18.3 points and 1.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Franz Wagner is averaging 24.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 29.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 107.1 points, 41.6 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.6 points per game.

Magic: 6-4, averaging 109.2 points, 43.3 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.5 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: out for season (hamstring), Colby Jones: day to day (lower body), Marcus Smart: day to day (finger), Corey Kispert: out for season (thumb), Kyshawn George: day to day (ankle), Richaun Holmes: day to day (shoulder), Khris Middleton: day to day (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (ankle).

Magic: Jalen Suggs: out for season (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).

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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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