Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET at the Kia Center as Brooklyn visits Orlando for an NBA Cup matchup.
- Brooklyn enters 1-10 after three straight losses, while Orlando is 6-6 following a 124-107 road win over the Knicks.
- Key absences include Cam Thomas for the Nets and Paolo Banchero and Moe Wagner for the Magic, with Day'Ron Sharpe listed as probable for Brooklyn.
- Sportsbooks list Orlando around -13.5 with a total near 223.5 points, and the SportsLine model projects the game to finish Under after 10,000 simulations.
- Rebounding looms as a swing factor, with the Nets last in defensive rebound rate facing a Magic group ranked seventh on the offensive glass, as Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane take on larger scoring roles and Michael Porter Jr. carries more of Brooklyn’s offense.