Magic vs Knicks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 25, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Magic	21	27	23	40	111
Knicks	28	24	23	27	102

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Orlando beat New York 111-102 on October 25, swinging the game in the fourth quarter with a 40-27 period. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 23 points, 9 assists and 13 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson had 28 for New York; Tyler Kolek handed out 9 assists and Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed 14 rebounds. The difference was outside shooting: Orlando shot 43 percent from three and New York 24 percent, and Orlando also won the rebounding battle and shot better from the line. For bettors, the Knicks closed at -6.5, so Orlando covered by 15.5, and the total settled under 224.5 by 11.5. StatsBench’s posted picks both won, with Josh Hart over 1.5 steals (2) and Wendell Carter Jr. over 0.5 blocks (1).

How our picks did

• Josh Hart OVER 1.5 STL (+125): WON (2)
• Wendell Carter Jr. OVER 0.5 BLK (+100): WON (1)

The poster on X · Every posted pick, graded

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

MagicKnicks

43%FG%41%

43%3P%24%

81%FT%71%

49Rebounds45

29Assists26

32Points in the paint52

12Fast break points14

16Turnovers16

6Steals8

6Blocks4

11Biggest lead12

Box score

Orlando MagicNew York Knicks

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Franz Wagner F	37	23	9-23	0-3	5-5	13	9	3	0	0	3	10	2	+6
Wendell Carter Jr. C	33	9	3-6	0-1	3-4	10	2	2	1	1	1	9	4	+6
Desmond Bane G	35	22	6-13	4-9	6-8	6	2	3	0	2	2	4	2	+8
Jalen Suggs G	34	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	6	6	4	3	0	1	5	3	+1
Jase Richardson G	17	6	2-7	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-22
Bench
Jamal Cain F	15	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	3	+2
Tristan da Silva F	27	19	7-13	5-9	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	+20
Nikola Vucevic C	15	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	1	2	1	+3
Anthony Black G	26	18	6-11	5-7	1-2	3	5	0	2	0	0	3	6	+21
Goga Bitadze	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Colin Castleton	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jevon Carter	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Alex Morales	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		111	38-88	18-42	17-21	49	29	15	6	6	10	39	24

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 43% · FT 81%

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
OG Anunoby F	35	22	6-11	3-6	7-9	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	4	-11
Karl-Anthony Towns C	33	22	8-15	0-4	6-7	14	4	4	1	1	5	9	2	-1
Josh Hart G	35	13	5-12	3-9	0-0	8	2	3	2	0	0	8	4	+3
Mikal Bridges G	35	6	3-7	0-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	-23
Jalen Brunson G	32	28	12-28	1-7	3-6	3	4	3	2	1	0	3	1	-3
Bench
Andre Drummond C	7	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1
James Wiseman C	7	0	0-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	-5
Jordan Clarkson G	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1
Landry Shamet G	22	6	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Miles McBride G	13	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	+2
Tyler Kolek G	15	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	9	0	1	0	1	2	2	-4
Jaden Akins G	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Pacome Dadiet	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Mohamed Diawara	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Kevin McCullar Jr.	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		102	38-93	9-38	17-24	45	26	14	8	4	12	33	22

Team shooting: FG 41% · 3PT 24% · FT 71%

Attendance 19,812 · Officials: John Goble, Andy Nagy, JD Ralls

Recap: Wagner, Magic use big fourth quarter to drop Knicks to 0-3 with 111-102 victory (ESPN)

Highlights

• Nikola Vucevic denies New York Knicks with block (ESPN)
• Desmond Bane elevates for the big-time swat (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

Betting trends

• Magic have failed to cover in 3 straight games.
• The under has hit in 4 straight Knicks games.
• The over is 2-8 in Knicks’ last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Magic vs Knicks pre-game preview

The Knicks are favored by 7.5 points with the total at 224.5, down from 225.5 at open, and New York is -295 on the moneyline.

Orlando enters 0-2 straight up and against the spread this season, with a 6-4 straight-up and 5-5 ATS mark over its last 10. New York is also 0-2 straight up and ATS this season, and 5-5 straight up and ATS over its last 10. The last meeting was December 13, 2025, a 120-132 Magic home loss.

The pace split is notable: Orlando ranks eighth at 101.4 possessions per game, while New York ranks 24th at 98.1. Orlando is also missing Paolo Banchero and Jonathan Isaac, with Anthony Black questionable. Among props, Desmond Bane’s over 0.5 steals has cleared in 10 of his last 10, and the StatsBench model projects 1.9.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Magic	0-2	0-2	1-1	0-2	0-0
Knicks	0-2	0-2	0-2	0-1	0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Magic vs Knicks head-to-head

Magic are 4-6, 0-2 ATS, O/U 1-1 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Magic lost 120-132 on December 13, 2025.

Recent form

Orlando Magic: last 10 (6-4, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

New York Knicks: last 10 (5-5, 5-5 ATS, O/U 2-8)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:44 PM ET.

Venue and weather

Magic vs Knicks odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart