Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: MagicTV 27

The Orlando Magic (2-3) are welcoming the Washington Wizards (3-3) at Kia Center on Monday.

The Wizards played the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 95-79 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 17 and the Hornets totaled 27 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 56 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte finished the contest at 58.3% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Charlotte snagged 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Charlotte earned 22 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 29.7% from the floor on 30 out of 101 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes in this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 52 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 29 of their 35 attempts for a percentage of 82.9%. Washington ended with a 38.9% FG percentage (28 of 72) and buried 10 of their 30 3-point shots.

Anthony Davis is a guy who was a contributor for the game. Davis finished the game at 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 34 minutes and also totaled 13 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Washington heads into this one with a win-loss record of 3-3 on the season. They have an average of 110.5 points per outing (20th in basketball) while going 46.7% from the field. The Wizards are connecting on 29.3% on 3-point shots (55 of 188) and 83.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is grabbing 42.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 147 dimes so far this year, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in allowing assists with 143 surrendered so far this season. The Wizards defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.8% (240 of 574) and they concede 49.0 boards per game as a group. They give up 28.7% from beyond the arc and they are 11th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (109.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic took home the win by a final score of 121-114 when they faced the Raptors. When discussing how they rebounded, Orlando permitted Toronto to pull down 38 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 40.7% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 27 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Magic allowed the Raptors to make 46 of their 91 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Magic finished 39 for 74 from the field which had them sitting at 52.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Orlando knocked down 18 of 34 tries (52.9%). They were able to make 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.2%. The Raptors committed 33 fouls for the matchup which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Magic snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest.

Desmond Bane ended up being a major contributor for the Magic in the matchup. Bane racked up 28 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in the game. He knocked down 8 of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 2-3 this season. The Magic are responsible for committing 25.0 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.0 times per contest. Orlando has tallied 549 pts for the campaign (109.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Magic are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league.

The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.4. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (63 of 173) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 30.2 dimes and 46.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 30th and 22nd in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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