Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (18-13) will try to beat the Orlando Magic (17-13) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Magic played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 110-106 in their last contest. Orlando finished the game with a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 85) and knocked down 15 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic made 21 of 23 tries for a percentage of 91.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists in this game while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 41 out of 87 shooting. Portland distributed 20 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Portland snagged 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Portland walked away from this one shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 19 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 32 attempts from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Magic ended up with 21 while the Trail Blazers racked up 26 fouls.

Desmond Bane is someone who was a factor for this contest. Bane walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and earned 5 dimes. He played 36 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Orlando heads into this game with a record of 17-13 this year. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and has racked up 777 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 34.3% on shots from distance (341 of 994) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.2 points per outing (13th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Magic have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.9 fouls. They are 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 748 surrendered this year. The Magic are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (1,264 of 2,645) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 12th in the league in points per game allowed (114.8).

When they last played, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 112-91 when they played the Heat. The Raptors recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Heat earned 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.9%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Toronto made 14 of their 38 tries (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors ended up going 41 out of 86 from the floor which had them at 47.7%. The Raptors allowed the Heat to convert 33 out of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 26.7% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 30 and ended up shooting 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, Toronto permitted Miami to grab 40 overall (10 offensive).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors for the matchup. He converted 10 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and earned 8 rebounds. Barnes scored 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 18-13 on the year. As an offensive team, the Raptors are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Toronto has accumulated 3,516 points so far this year (113.4 per game) and they average 42.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.4 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per game. The Raptors are committing 21.5 fouls per contest and they go 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.6. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (9th in basketball). The Toronto defense concedes 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (388 of 1,151) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.7 dimes and 43.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 13th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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