Magic vs. Hawks Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 20

Published 9:19 pm Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Southeast Division foes square off when the Orlando Magic (27-29) visit the Atlanta Hawks (26-29) at State Farm Arena, tipping off at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The Hawks are 1.5-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season.

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Magic vs. Hawks Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
  • Time: 7:30 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: FDSSE and FDSFL
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Venue: State Farm Arena

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Magic vs. Hawks Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Hawks 113 – Magic 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Magic vs. Hawks

  • Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 1.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Hawks (-3.2)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (221.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 222.7
  • The Magic (26-30-0 ATS) have covered the spread 46.4% of the time, 2.7% less often than the Hawks (27-28-0) this season.
  • As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Atlanta is 22-13 against the spread compared to the 17-15 ATS record Orlando racks up as a 1.5-point favorite.
  • Orlando’s games have gone over the total 39.3% of the time this season (22 out of 56), less often than Atlanta’s games have (32 out of 55).
  • The Magic have a .656 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (21-11) this season, higher than the .472 winning percentage for the Hawks as a moneyline underdog (17-19).

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Magic Performance Insights

  • The Magic have been forced to rely on their defense, which ranks second-best in the NBA (105.4 points allowed per game), as they rank worst in the league on offense with just 104.0 points per contest.
  • Although Orlando is averaging just 41.6 boards per game (fourth-worst in NBA), it ranks second-best in the league by allowing just 41.4 rebounds per contest.
  • The Magic haven’t posted many assists this year, ranking third-worst in the NBA with 23.1 assists per contest.
  • With 15.7 forced turnovers per game, Orlando is fourth-best in the league. It ranks 18th in the league by averaging 13.7 turnovers per contest.
  • The Magic have been coming up short when it comes to threes this season, ranking worst in the NBA in threes made per game (11.1) and worst in three-point percentage (30.6%).

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Hawks Performance Insights

  • The Hawks are eighth in the league in points scored (116.7 per game) and fifth-worst in points allowed (119.1).
  • Atlanta is 10th in the league in rebounds per game (45.0) and 20th in rebounds allowed (44.7).
  • At 29.4 assists per game, the Hawks are second-best in the NBA.
  • In 2024-25, Atlanta is fifth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.1 per game) but second-best in turnovers forced (15.9).
  • At 13.0 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.8% from downtown, the Hawks are 16th and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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