Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (17-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -5.5; over/under is 210
BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic host the Oklahoma City Thunder in non-conference action.
The Magic have gone 10-1 in home games. Orlando has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.
The Thunder are 9-3 in road games. Oklahoma City ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 43.7 rebounds per game led by Jalen Williams averaging 6.1.
The Magic make 45.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (42.4%). The Thunder are shooting 46.5% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 46.2% the Magic's opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is scoring 24.4 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Magic.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 30.3 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Thunder.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 6-4, averaging 107.2 points, 41.7 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 10.5 steals and 7.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.4 points per game.
Thunder: 9-1, averaging 117.1 points, 46.0 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 11.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.8 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Alex Ducas: out (back), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Adam Flagler: out (finger).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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