Magic vs. Suns Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 8
Published 7:16 am Sunday, December 8, 2024
The Phoenix Suns (12-10) are just 1.5-point underdogs as they try to break a five-game road slide when they visit the Orlando Magic (16-9) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Kia Center. The contest airs at 6:30 PM ET on AZFamily and FDSFL.
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Magic vs. Suns Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: AZFamily and FDSFL
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Venue: Kia Center
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Magic vs. Suns Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Magic 113 – Suns 106
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Spread & Total Prediction for Magic vs. Suns
- Pick ATS: Magic (- 1.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Magic (-6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (211.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 218.6
- The Magic (14-11-0 ATS) have covered the spread 56% of the time, 19.6% more often than the Suns (8-14-0) this year.
- When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Orlando (12-5) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (70.6%) than Phoenix (3-7) does as the underdog (30%).
- Phoenix and its opponents have gone over the point total 59.1% of the time this season (13 out of 22). That’s more often than Orlando and its opponents have (11 out of 25).
- The Magic have an .824 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (14-3) this season, higher than the .200 winning percentage for the Suns as a moneyline underdog (2-8).
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Magic Performance Insights
- Because of the Magic’s offensive struggles this year, ranking fifth-worst in the NBA with 107.3 points per game, they’ve had to rely on their defense, which ranks best in the league by ceding 103 points per game.
- Orlando has not been allowing many rebounds this year, ranking second-best in the NBA (40.8 rebounds allowed per game), but it ranks fifth-worst in the league with just 42 rebounds per contest.
- The Magic are delivering 24.3 assists per game, which ranks them 24th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- With 16 forced turnovers per game, Orlando ranks third-best in the league. It ranks 17th in the league by averaging 14.3 turnovers per contest.
- The Magic rank 22nd in the NBA by draining 11.8 three-pointers per contest, but they have a 31% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks worst in the league.
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Suns Performance Insights
- Offensively the Suns are the 15th-ranked team in the NBA (113.1 points per game). On defense they are 19th (113.8 points conceded per game).
- Phoenix is 15th in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.5) and 15th in rebounds conceded (44).
- This season the Suns are ranked 11th in the NBA in assists at 27 per game.
- Phoenix is eighth in the NBA in turnovers per game (13.2) and fourth-worst in turnovers forced (12.1).
- The Suns make 15 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.5% from beyond the arc, ranking seventh and eighth, respectively, in the league.
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