Orlando Magic (17-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (5-23, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Magic -6.5; over/under is 237
BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic take on Kyle Kuzma and the Washington Wizards in Eastern Conference action Tuesday.
The Wizards are 3-18 in conference games. Washington has a 3-13 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Magic have gone 12-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando is 8-10 against opponents with a winning record.
The Wizards are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 47.0% the Magic allow to opponents. The Wizards average 113.1 points per game, 13.5 fewer points than the 126.6 the Wizards give up to opponents.
The teams meet for the third time this season. In the last meeting on Dec. 2 the Magic won 130-125 led by 31 points from Franz Wagner, while Kuzma scored 27 points for the Wizards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kuzma is averaging 23 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Wizards. Jordan Poole is averaging 17.7 points and 3.8 assists over the last 10 games for Washington.
Cole Anthony is scoring 15.0 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 25.0 points and 7.9 rebounds over the last 10 games for Orlando.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 118.3 points, 39.6 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 129.7 points per game.
Magic: 4-6, averaging 111.4 points, 42.6 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.5 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Johnny Davis: out (calf), Delon Wright: out (knee).
Magic: Joe Ingles: day to day (ankle), Jalen Suggs: day to day (wrist), Kevon Harris: out (coach's decision), Markelle Fultz: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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