// NBA · Sunday 25 October 2026
Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks prediction
Start 7:00pm ET ·
- Pick
- New York Knicks
- Chance
- 79%
- Light
- Super
- Confidence
- Very high
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Orlando Magic 111 – 102 New York Knicks. Our pick, New York Knicks, lost ✕.
Recent results
- Orlando Magic: 0 wins from the last 2, average margin −14.5 points (L 93–115 v MIN, L 125–132 v ATL).
- New York Knicks: 0 wins from the last 2, average margin −5.0 points (L 103–107 @ BOS, L 100–106 v PHI).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
New York Knicks are our pick at home against the Orlando Magic. The model gives them a 79% chance of winning, which makes this game our strongest pick.
On the rosters we expect, New York Knicks rate as the stronger team (90.8 to 82.0 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Orlando Magic have been losing by 5.4 points a game, while New York Knicks have been winning by 7.7 points a game.
Injuries: Orlando Magic will be without Paolo Banchero (36 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Orlando Magic are 2–7 and New York Knicks are 5–4.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Magic beat the Knicks 111–102 on the road. Franz Wagner led them with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, and Desmond Bane added 22. For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson had 28 points.
What the model got right
Paolo Banchero missed the game for the Magic, as the preview expected. Beyond that, not much went the model's way on the night.
What didn't work
The model made the Knicks the favourite at 79%, and that was wrong: the Magic won by 9. The Magic made 18 of 42 from three; the Knicks made 9 of 38. Our team-strength rating had the Knicks ahead (90.8 to 82.0), and that didn't hold up.
Why
The pick rested mostly on our team-strength rating, which has no way to see a night like this one coming. Even at 79%, about 2 in 10 games like this go the other way, and this was one of them. It stays on our record like every other result.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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