The Magic, after two consecutive victories, hosted Oklahoma at home arena. The team failed to extend the successful stretch – they couldn’t cope with one of the Western Conference leaders. 113:127 – Orlando allowed the opponent to realize almost 55% of shots from the game.

The Magic lost their place in the top-6 of the East and currently occupy the seventh place in the conference.

NY Knicks

The Knicks have been plagued by a string of injuries lately, and for that reason the team is almost winless – four losses in five previous games. Nevertheless, the groundwork created earlier is still enough to go high in the standings. New York is fourth in the East and only 3.0 wins behind even the second line.

The New Yorkers suffered their last setback on the road – in Houston. 103:105 – as you can see from the final score, the Knicks played quality defense, but didn’t get their points on offense

Expert Betting Tips

New York, as a whole, is stronger than Orlando and it is no coincidence that they go higher than its rival in the standings. However, now the Knicks are hampered by injuries to a number of key players, and the Magic have an excellent chance to beat Tom Thibodeau’s team for the third time this season. We bet on the home team and TU – the team is among the best in terms of defensive efficiency.