Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (14-7) will go up against the Orlando Magic (13-9) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Magic faced the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 114-112 in their last contest. Orlando finished with a 45.5% FG percentage (45 out of 99) and converted 9 of their 27 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Magic buried 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 48 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 27 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to defending, Orlando let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 42 out of 91 shooting. San Antonio earned 20 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Additionally, San Antonio had 52 rebounds (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 3 blocks. San Antonio finished the contest at 70.8% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 24 tries. They made 13 of 38 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 19 while the Spurs recorded 20 personal fouls.

Franz Wagner is a player who was a major factor in this game. Wagner ended up shooting 52.9% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Orlando will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-9 so far this season. They are averaging 119.2 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Magic are shooting 34.3% on shots from distance (245 of 714) and 80.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 45.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 563 dimes for the season, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Magic are able to force 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.7 personal fouls. They concede 36.7% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the league in opponents PPG (114.3). The Magic are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (912 of 1,928) and they surrender 41.9 boards per contest as a group. They are 4th in the NBA in giving up assists with 527 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 119-104 when they faced the Hornets. With respect to rebounds, New York permitted Charlotte to pull down 44 in total (12 offensive). They shot 31.0% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 21 at the charity stripe (90.5%). The Knicks allowed the Hornets to bury 36 of 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in this game. Overall, the Knicks ended up shooting 42 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 47.7%. Regarding 3-pointers, New York knocked down 12 out of their 38 tries (31.6%). They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.2%. The Hornets were called for 18 fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Knicks collected 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this contest.

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks for this game. He buried 13 out of 23 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 56.5%, and tallied 18 rebounds. Towns scored 35 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest.

New York has a record of 14-7 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA. New York has 2,524 pts for the campaign (120.2 per game) and they snag 45.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 20.7 fouls per contest and they hit 80.2% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense allows 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (311 of 836) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.2 dimes and 40.9 boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 5th in the league. The Knicks are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (14th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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