Orlando Magic (0-3) vs. New York Knicks (1-1)
October 24, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks -7.5; Over/Under: +219
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The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks meet Monday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Orlando Magic look to rebound from an 0-3 start. The New York Knicks look to get a game above a .500 record.
The Orlando Magic are averaging 109 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 115.7 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Paolo Banchero is averaging 23.3 points and 3.3 assists, while Cole Anthony is averaging 19.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. Terrence Ross is the third double-digit scorer and Franz Wagner is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Orlando Magic are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line. The Orlando Magic are allowing 39.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.7 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 121 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 110.5 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson is averaging 16 points and 4 rebounds. RJ Barrett is the third double-digit scorer and Cam Reddish is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 52 rebounds per game.
The Magic are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Knicks are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Magic last 5 Monday games. The under is 8-2 in Knicks last 10 Monday games. The Magic are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in New York.
The New York Knicks should win this game, but they’ve been hit or miss offensively through efforts, and they allow teams to hang around at times. Speaking of hanging around, the Orlando Magic have been competitive through 3 games despite not winning, and they’re 11th in field goal percentage allowed. We just saw the Magic give the Celtics all they could handle and actually had a tied game with less than five minutes left. Give me the road dog.
