Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic Prediction: the Hawks won almost all meetings with the Magic

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks previous match was held on the road - at Madison Square Garden against New York. Before that, the team won three straight, beating Milwaukee at home (115:110), and away against Orlando (112:106) and Washington (125:111). Atlanta failed to extend its successful streak to four games, although the Hawks came close. The outcome of the game against the Knicks was decided only in overtime - 148:149 (137:137).

In general, Atlanta has a negative balance of wins - 26-29, but that doesn't prevent the team from Georgia from settling in the Eastern Conference play-in zone - on the eighth line. The Hawks are 3.0 wins away from the top-6.

Orlando Magic

The Magic had a great start to this championship and for a long time went even in the top-4 of the Eastern Conference, but then Jamal Mosley's team began to lose more often than win. Now Orlando is only seventh in the East with a 27-29 win-loss record, just one win ahead of Atlanta, and will switch places with the Hawks if they lose the upcoming game.

In the last game before the MVP pause, Orlando hosted one of the weakest teams of the current season, Charlotte, at home and won 102:86. It should be noted that, among other things, the Magic confirmed the status of one of the best defenses, conceding only 105.4 on average per game. This indicator is better only at Oklahoma.

H2H Meetings

Atlanta leads in the season series with Orlando with a score of 1:0.

Last season, the Hawks closed the season series with the Magic 3:1.

Betting Stats

• 8 out of 10 previous face-to-face meetings between the rivals ended in Atlanta victories.
• In 7 of the last 8 games Atlanta scored more than 222 points.
• In 16 out of 18 previous home games Atlanta reached the 111-point mark.
• Orlando did not get over 112 points in 15 of its last 17 road games.

Expert Betting Tips

Atlanta approaches the upcoming game as an underdog, but you can argue with that. First of all, the Hawks have won almost every game against the Magic over the last few years. Secondly, starting from about the second third of the current regular season, Atlanta's results are more stable. Finally, Orlando has serious problems on offense. On defense, the team from Florida is second in this championship. On offense, they rank last in the league, scoring only 104.0 points per game on average. Accordingly, we bet here on Atlanta and not the most productive meeting.

Handicap 1 (+2.5) for 1.80

Total 2 Under 111.5 for 1.95

Total Under 223.5 for 1.91