The Orlando Magic hosts the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday morning in the NBA's 2025 season play-in tournament to determine the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. The winner of the game between the East's seventh and eighth seeds will proceed to the playoffs, with the loser getting another chance against the game winner between the ninth and tenth seeds. Both teams played each other on Sunday night in Atlanta in a game the Hawks won 117-105 to tie the regular season series 2-2. In Sunday's game, both teams fielded a roster without their starters. The Orlando Magic, which has home-court advantage as a result of finishing seventh, is the clear favorite of the bookmakers.
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BASKETBALL: NBA PLAY-IN (EAST)
Where to Watch: TNT
Venue: Kia Center, Orlando, FL.
Date: 16.04.2025 02:30
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic clinched the seventh seed and top spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with two games to go when they beat the defending champions Boston Celtics, 96-76 on April 10. That victory was a fifth consecutive win for the Magic, who then ended the regular season with seven wins from three. If the Magic clinch a playoff berth, they will play the Boston Celtics again. Orlando ended the season with 41 wins and 41 losses for a .500 PCT. Frank Wagner led the team in points per game, assists per game, and field goal percentage. The small forward, who is expected back from injury to face the Hawks, averaged 24.1 points per season. With the victory over the defending champions, the Magic ended the season with a 22-19 home record.
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Atlanta Hawks (40-42, eighth in the Eastern Conference) finished the season with three straight wins and four victories from their last five to claim the eighth seed with one game behind the Orlando Magic. The Hawks beat the Magic to close out the season in a game in which both teams rested their starters, having claimed their play-in spots. With Atlanta featuring two-way players, rookie Zaccharie Risacher, the only starter on the roster, scored six points in nine minutes to help the team beat the Magic and tie their regular-season series at 2-2. Trae Young was the Hawks' best offensive player this term, leading with 24.2 PPG and 11.6 assists per game. Onyeka Okongwu, who led the Hawks in field goal percentage this season, missed Sunday's game due to injury but is expected back for the play-in.
Betting Odds
The Atlanta Hawks are 2.50 underdogs on Betway, which has the favorite Orlando Magic to win the first half at 1.63 odds. 1xbet has Total Over 216.5 at 1.9 odds, with the under at 1.961. Trae Young is priced at 1.86 to score over 26.5 points on Bet365, which has Franz Wagner at 4.20 odds to hit under 19.5. Read more here.
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