The Milwaukee Bucks (19-16) travel to face off against the Orlando Magic (22-17) on Friday, January 10th. This game will be played at Kia Center in Orlando and televised on FDSF. The Bucks are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Magic are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Magic. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Bucks vs Magic

The Bucks Are Coming Off A Win

The Bucks improved to 19-16 on the season with a 121-105 win over the Spurs on Wednesday. Milwaukee, favored by 4.5 points, covered the spread at home. The game’s total points of 226 fell just under the 226.5-point line.

A key moment came when the Bucks went on a 10-0 run, breaking a 22-22 tie. They dominated the 2nd quarter, outscoring the Spurs 34-19. Although the Spurs cut into the lead in the 3rd, winning the quarter 32-26, the Bucks held on in the 4th, edging the Spurs 30-27.

The Magic Are Coming Off A Win

The Magic fell to 22-17 on the season after a 104-89 home loss to the Timberwolves on Thursday. Orlando entered the game as +6 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 193, falling short of the 199.5 O/U line.

A key moment came when Minnesota went on a 12-0 run, extending their lead from 40-37 to 49-40. Orlando couldn’t recover, trailing 78-62 going into the 4th quarter, despite outscoring the Timberwolves 27-26 in the final period.

Bucks Offense Breakdown

In their win over the Spurs, the Bucks connected on 19 threes, shooting 45.2% from deep and 47.8% overall. Damian Lillard led the way with 26 points and 8 assists, hitting 4 threes at a 57.1% clip.

Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 points and 16 rebounds, while Brook Lopez contributed 22 points, making 5 threes. Gary Trent scored 12 of his 14 points in the 4th quarter.

Magic Offense Breakdown

The Magic’s offense struggled in their loss to the Timberwolves, managing just 89 points on 37.9% shooting from the field. Their three-point shooting was particularly poor, hitting only 25% with 10 made threes.

Goga Bitadze led the Magic with 15 points, including 9 in the 4th quarter. Caleb Houstan added 14 points, hitting 4 threes at 66.7%, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope contributed 13 points, making 3 threes at 75%.

Bucks Team Defense

Defensively, the Bucks shined in the 2nd quarter, allowing just 19 points, as they held the Spurs to 105 points on 36% shooting. Milwaukee gave up 27 points in both the 1st and 4th quarters and 32 in the 3rd.

From beyond the arc, the Bucks allowed 18 threes on 34% shooting. San Antonio also went 17/20 from the free-throw line. Milwaukee finished with 47 defensive rebounds, 7 steals, and 4 blocks.

Magic Team Defense

Defensively, the Bucks were strong in the 2nd quarter, giving up just 19 points, as they held the Spurs to 105 points on 36% shooting overall. Milwaukee allowed 27 points in both the 1st and 4th quarters and 32 in the 3rd.

From beyond the arc, the Bucks gave up 18 threes, with San Antonio shooting 34% from deep. The Spurs went 17/20 from the free-throw line. Milwaukee grabbed 47 defensive rebounds, allowing 12 offensive boards, and added 7 steals and 4 blocks.

Bucks vs Magic Trends

• Across the Bucks last ten road games, the team averaged 114 points per game while allowing 109. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 6-4, while going 6-4 straight-up.
• In their last five home games, Orlando has averaged 101 points per game while allowing 102. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-3 while going 3-2.
• The last ten games that Orlando was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 3-7 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Bucks have an ATS mark of just 5-5 in their last ten games. Milwaukee posted a straight up mark of 6-4 in these matchups.

Bucks vs Magic Prediction

We’re putting our money on the Bucks to win, and have the projected score sitting at 141-98. We also like them to cover the spread, so our recommendation is to bet on the Bucks at -5.5.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 209.5, and our model predicts the Bucks and Magic to score a combined 239 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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