Orlando Magic 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
With the casuals and squares looking the other way, Wise Guys took a liking to the Orlando Magic. Indeed, the Magic quietly put together a good season on the hardwood as they managed the cashier’s cage. Orlando was one of the biggest moneymakers on the board, catapulted by a strong defense that covered up for an offense that lacked reliable scoring. Orlando lacks the go-to man that is necessary for a deep playoff run. The Cleveland Cavaliers took advantage of that weakness for a seven game, first round win over Orlando. The Magic lacks the public popularity that serves to drag down betting value. For that reason, the Magic may continue to be a quietly good value in the season to come.
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The Orlando Magic was 47-35 straight up, 51-31 against the spread, and 37-45 over/under the total. Orlando was 5th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Orlando was 17 games behind the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Orlando has NBA metrics of 24th for scoring offense, 15th for field goal percentage, 24th for 3-point field goal percentage, 26th for free throw percentage, and 25th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Magic have NBA metrics of 4th for scoring defense, 18th for field goal percentage permitted, 10th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 1st for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
PF Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. Banchero was the first overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Duke. He was the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year and a 2024 NBA All-Star. In the playoffs, he averaged 27.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest.
SF Franz Wagner averaged 19.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest. Wagner was the eighth overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft out of Duke. He was named to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie team. Wagner is a native of Berlin, Germany.
Head Coach
Jamahl Mosley took over as head coach of the Magic in 2021. He broke into the NBA in 2005 with the Denver Nuggets in the player development department before serving as an assistant for several teams. Mosley has improved the Magic each season he has been in charge. Last year marked the first postseason for Mosley in Orlando.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
47 |
35 |
1st, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Cavaliers) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
34 |
48 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
22 |
60 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
21 |
51 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
33 |
40 |
2nd, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Bucks) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
42 |
40 |
1st, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Raptors) |
Orlando Magic History
The Orlando Magic have not been as successful as their fellow Florida expansion team, the Miami Heat. Orlando has only had spurts of relevancy, but the Magic have had some of the most exciting players in the NBA at one time or another.
Orlando had its first superstar in 1992. The Magic selected Shaquille O’Neal with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, and O’Neal led the Magic to the NBA Finals alongside Penny Hardaway in just his third season in the league. However, Orlando failed to win a game against the Houston Rockets, and O’Neal left for Los Angeles a few years later.
The Magic had Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill on the roster in the early 2000s, and it looked like they could become title contenders with those two stars. However, Hill suffered multiple injuries and only played in 200 games during his seven years with the Magic.
Stan Van Gundy helped lead the Magic to the 2009 NBA Finals, the last time that Orlando was relevant. Dwight Howard was the star of a team that also had solid players like Rashard Lewis, Hedo Turkoglu, and Jameer Nelson, but Orlando was only able to win a single game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Howard followed in Shaq’s footsteps and left for LA a few years later.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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