- Washington Wizards 3-3 · 6th in the East · 1st in the Southeast · W1
- Orlando Magic 2-3 · 9th in the East · 4th in the Southeast · W1
Game day
No over/under yet · our total 229.3
- Starting lineups
- Tip-off
The line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | WAS -1 |
| Total | n/a | 229.3 |
| Moneyline | n/a | WAS -113 ORL +113 fair |
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Advantages Why Wizards can win
- Injury report: the Magic list Paolo Banchero (out). That is about 9 points of Game Score a night they have to replace.
- Back-to-back: the Magic played last night; teams on no rest lose about 2 points of strength.
- Recent form: average margin over the last five games, Wizards -1.4, Magic -8.6.
- Three-point shooting: Wizards 19th (35.5%), Magic 27th (34.2%).
- Team matchup: no unit-against-unit mismatch clearly favors the Wizards. The nearest thing to one: their ball pressure (22nd of 30) meets the Magic ball security (10th), close to even, so this is more about execution than one area to exploit.
- Star matchup: At center, Alex Sarr (Wizards: 15.5 pts, 7.2 reb, 2.6 ast, Game Score 13.1) has the edge on Wendell Carter Jr. (Magic: 11.9 pts, 7.5 reb, 2.0 ast, Game Score 10.8); at guard, Trae Young (Wizards: 18.2 pts, 3.5 reb, 8.4 ast, Game Score 16.2) has the edge on Desmond Bane (Magic: 19.9 pts, 4.2 reb, 3.8 ast, Game Score 14.7).
- Simulation: the Wizards win 5,310 of 10,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Wizards may not
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Magic 17th (-0.1), Wizards 30th (-10.6).
- Home court: the Magic play at home, worth about 2 points in today's NBA.
- Point differential per game: Magic 17th (-0.1), Wizards 30th (-11.1).
- Defensive rebounding (share of misses): Magic 6th (75.1%), Wizards 30th (70.0%).
- Team matchup: where the Magic can push back. Their offensive rebounding (19th of 30) meets the Wizards defensive rebounding (30th), so look for them to crash the glass for second chances. And their ball pressure (13th of 30) meets the Wizards ball security (22nd): a chance to turn steals into easy points in transition.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean the Wizards on paper, but Franz Wagner (20.0 pts, 5.4 reb, 3.8 ast, Game Score 15.1; filling in for Paolo Banchero, out, right low grade high ankle sprain) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: the Magic win 4,690 of 10,000 simulations (47%). A 53% pick still loses about 5 times in 10.
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Who's playing?
WAS Wizards
Nobody listed.
ORL Magic
- Paolo Banchero Out Injury/Illness - Right Low Grade High Ankle Sprain
- Jalen Suggs Out Injury/Illness - Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise
- Jonathan Isaac Out Injury/Illness - Left Knee Injury Management
- Izaiyah Nelson Out Injury/Illness - Left Ankle Injury Recovery
- Noah Penda Out Injury/Illness - Right Partially Torn Hamstring
From the NBA's official injury report (latest version we read).
Also out or questionable
Wizards
- Sat out Justin Champagnie: missed the last 2 games (box scores, 2026-10-30)
Magic
- Nobody we track is listed out or questionable.
From who played in recent games, ESPN team rosters, ESPN and CBS Sports news. Players out or doubtful are never counted as a strength.
Side by side
| WAS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-3 | Record | 2-3 |
| -10.6 30 | Net rating | -0.1 17 |
| 108.1 29 | Offensive rating | 110.6 22 |
| 118.8 29 | Defensive rating | 110.7 9 |
| 53.4% 22 | Effective FG% | 52.5% 28 |
| 55.7% 25 | Opponent eFG% | 53.9% 9 |
| 15.0 22 | Turnovers per 100 | 13.9 10 |
| 23.8% 22 | Offensive rebound % | 24.8% 19 |
| 35.5% 19 | 3-point % | 34.2% 27 |
| 104.3 7 | Pace | 103.0 12 |
Small numbers are league ranks (1 = best of 30; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions (2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons).
Last 5 meetings
| Date | Season | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | 2025-26 | WAS 131 @ ORL 136 | ORL |
| 2026-03-03 | 2025-26 | WAS 109 @ ORL 126 | ORL |
| 2026-01-06 | 2025-26 | ORL 112 @ WAS 120 | WAS |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025-26 | ORL 125 @ WAS 94 | ORL |
| 2025-04-03 | 2024-25 | ORL 109 @ WAS 97 | ORL |
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