San Antonio Spurs vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (22-26) are en route to Kia Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (25-27).

The Spurs took the court against the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 126-125 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the contest with a 50.5% field goal percentage (51 out of 101) and buried 12 out of their 37 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs converted 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 36 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and having 16 steals. When discussing defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 48 out of 91 shooting. Atlanta totaled 33 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Atlanta pulled down 45 rebounds (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Atlanta finished the game at 72.2% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 18 attempts. They also made 16 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Spurs finished with 20 while the Hawks finished the game with 14 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a contributor in the game. Fox ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also earned 13 assists. He played for 37 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this contest with a mark of 22-26 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 45.5 boards per game and has tallied 1,392 assists this year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are hitting 35.0% from downtown (667 of 1,907) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.8 points per game (15th in basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,281 relinquished this year. The Spurs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (2,072 of 4,474) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 36.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (114.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic went home victorious with a score of 130-111 when they faced the Kings. The Magic snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Kings committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of those for a clip of 93.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Orlando knocked down 16 of their 31 tries (51.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Magic finished 50 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.8%. The Magic allowed the Kings to bury 40 out of 80 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the game. They went 37.0% from downtown by connecting on 10 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about rebounding, Orlando allowed Sacramento to collect 37 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Franz Wagner was important for the Magic in this contest. Wagner scored 31 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 12 of 22 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 25-27 on the season. The Magic are committing 20.7 fouls per contest and they hit 76.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.3 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 5,414 points this season (104.1 per game) and they grab 41.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the league.

The Magic defensively are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 105.5. They are forcing 16.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (24th in basketball). The Orlando defense allows 36.8% on shots from distance (582 of 1,581) and opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 22.7 dimes and 41.4 total boards per game, which ranks 1st and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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