Orlando faces Indiana, aims for 6th straight road win

By Canadian Press on April 11, 2025.

Orlando Magic (40-40, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (49-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -7.5; over/under is 219.5

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will try to keep its five-game road win streak intact when the Magic face Indiana.

The Pacers have gone 28-21 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana is third in the NBA with 29.3 assists per game. Tyrese Haliburton leads the Pacers averaging 9.2.

The Magic are 30-20 in Eastern Conference play. Orlando is the worst team in the Eastern Conference scoring averaging just 105.1 points per game while shooting 44.3%.

The 117.3 points per game the Pacers average are 12.0 more points than the Magic allow (105.3). The Magic’s 44.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than the Pacers have allowed to their opponents (47.4%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Pascal Siakam is shooting 51.9% and averaging 20.2 points for the Pacers. Haliburton is averaging 19.8 points over the last 10 games.

Franz Wagner is scoring 24.2 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 28.2 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 47.6% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 8-2, averaging 122.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.

Magic: 8-2, averaging 108.9 points, 45.3 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 99.3 points.

INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: day to day (toe).

Magic: Jalen Suggs: out for season (quad), Cory Joseph: day to day (knee), Franz Wagner: day to day (knee), Wendell Carter Jr.: day to day (hip), Paolo Banchero: day to day (ankle), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: day to day (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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