Denver Nuggets (10-4, second in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (9-5, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -4; over/under is 217.5
BOTTOM LINE: Orlando comes into a matchup against Denver as winners of four straight games.
The Magic are 4-2 on their home court. Orlando ranks ninth in the league with 52.7 points in the paint led by Cole Anthony averaging 7.0.
The Nuggets are 3-4 on the road. Denver averages 29.3 assists per game to lead the Western Conference, paced by Nikola Jokic with 7.7.
The Magic average 110.6 points per game, 2.9 more points than the 107.7 the Nuggets allow. The Nuggets average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than the Magic allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is scoring 21.0 points per game with 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 21.8 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 49.7% over the past 10 games for Orlando.
Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 13.7 points and 11.3 rebounds for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 27.7 points over the last 10 games for Denver.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 7-3, averaging 112.5 points, 43.3 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 10.0 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points per game.
Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 112.0 points, 44.5 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Markelle Fultz: day to day (knee), Wendell Carter Jr.: out (hand).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Jamal Murray: out (hamstring), Zeke Nnaji: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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