Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (38-42) will try to beat the Orlando Magic (40-40) at State Farm Arena on Sunday.

The Magic took the court against the Celtics and earned the victory with a final of 96-76 in their last contest. Orlando finished the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (37 out of 91) and converted 16 of their 45 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 6 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 32 out of 82 shooting. Boston earned 20 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Boston collected 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Boston walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 6 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Magic walked away with 9 while the Celtics finished the game with 11 fouls.

Franz Wagner is one player who had an impact in this game. Wagner finished the contest at 52.9% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He recorded 23 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Orlando enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 40-40 this year. They are averaging 105.1 points per outing (30th in the NBA) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Magic are shooting 31.6% on shots from distance (893 of 2,825) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is collecting 41.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,830 dimes for the season, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Magic are forcing 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 1st in basketball in points per game allowed (105.3). The Magic defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.7% (3,038 of 6,503) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,814 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 133-109 when they played the Nets. In reference to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Brooklyn to get 41 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 42.3% from downtown by connecting on 22 of 52 and ended up going 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Hawks permitted the Nets to make 36 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this contest. Overall, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 84 from the field which had them shooting 57.1%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Atlanta made 15 out of their 36 tries (41.7%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. The Nets were called for 26 fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Hawks corralled 44 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 51 in the matchup.

Zaccharie Risacher ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the matchup. He buried 15 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Risacher had 38 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 38-42 so far this year. The Hawks commit 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.6 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. Atlanta has accumulated 9,450 pts this season (118.1 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is 14th in the NBA.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.6. They are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (28th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 37.7% on 3-point attempts (1,142 of 3,028) and opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 28.3 assists and 43.7 boards every game, which is ranked 25th and 13th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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