Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (1-4) are headed to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards (1-3).

The Magic faced off with the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-116 in their last game. Orlando finished the game having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (38 out of 83) and made 12 out of their 31 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 28 of 40 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game while creating 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Orlando let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the floor on 46 out of 93 shooting. Detroit recorded 29 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Detroit ended up going 88.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of 34 attempts. They also converted 13 of 32 shots from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 27 and the Pistons finished the game with 28 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one player who had an impact for this contest. Banchero walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the field and distributed 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and collected 11 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Orlando heads into this matchup with a record of 1-4 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.0 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 31.2% on three-point attempts (44 of 141) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 46.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 105 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per game and as a team they commit 24.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 26.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 132 surrendered on the season. The Magic defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.6% (218 of 449) and they concede 43.6 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (122.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 139-134 against the 76ers. In the matter of rebounds, Washington permitted Philadelphia to grab 51 in total (12 on the offensive side). They shot 40.5% from distance via 17 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 37 from the free throw line (86.5%). The Wizards permitted the 76ers to knock down 45 out of 100 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.0% for this contest. Overall, the Wizards shot 51 for 107 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Washington converted 17 of their 43 tries (39.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. The 76ers were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Wizards snagged 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Alex Sarr pitched in for the Wizards in this matchup. Sarr tallied 31 points in his 34 mins on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this game. He converted 13 out of 23 for the game for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 1-3 for the season. The Wizards commit 25.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per game (12th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.3 times per game. Washington has scored 484 pts so far this season (121.0 per game) and they pull in 48.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 17th in basketball.

The Washington defense concedes 38.0% on 3-pointers (60 of 158) and opponents are converting on 82.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.5 dimes and 50.3 rebounds per game, which is 24th and 28th in the NBA. The Wizards defensively are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 129.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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