Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Orlando Magic (16-12) are en route to Moda Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (12-16).

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 128-127 in their last contest. Orlando ended the contest having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 96) and buried 11 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic buried 23 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 69.7%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 44 of 105 shooting. Utah distributed 25 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Utah collected 52 boards (18 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Utah finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 30 shots. They also converted 15 out of their 43 shots from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 26 while the Jazz finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Desmond Bane is a guy who played a role for the matchup. Bane finished shooting 61.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 39 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 32 points on 13 of 21 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a record of 16-12 so far this season. They are averaging 118.1 pts per contest (12th in the league) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (319 of 934) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 45.1 boards per game and has accounted for 730 assists on the campaign, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Magic are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.1 fouls. They concede 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.0). The Magic defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,177 of 2,469) and they surrender 42.5 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 692 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers got the win with a final of 98-93 when they played the Kings. The Trail Blazers recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 16 steals for the contest. The Kings were called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 17 of those for a percentage of 68.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Portland buried 11 out of 32 attempts (34.4%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished 35 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.2%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Kings to make 33 out of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% in this game. They finished 19.4% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 31 and finished the game at 21 of 31 from the free throw line (67.7%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Portland allowed Sacramento to pull down 50 in all (18 on the offensive side).

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Avdija earned 24 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 11 dimes for this contest. He converted 6 out of 18 for the game for a rate of 33.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 12-16 on the season. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 22.6 fouls every game and they shoot 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per contest (26th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 17.2 times per game. Portland has accumulated 3,305 points this year (118.0 per game) and they average 45.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 29th in the league.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 25th in the league in PPG surrendered with 121.3. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (23rd in the league). The Portland defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point shots (347 of 967) and opponents are connecting on 80.7% of their foul shots. They concede 27.1 assists and 44.6 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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