Antetokounmpo, Bucks to host Wagner and the Magic

Orlando Magic (23-18, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (21-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press
January 15, 2025 at 7:04AM

Orlando Magic (23-18, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (21-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -6; over/under is 212

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks host the Orlando Magic in Eastern Conference action Wednesday.

The Bucks are 17-15 against conference opponents. Milwaukee is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 113.1 points while shooting 47.9% from the field.

The Magic are 19-11 against conference opponents. Orlando scores 104.8 points while outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game.

The Bucks are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 46.4% the Magic allow to opponents. The Bucks average 104.8 points per game, 6.8 fewer points than the 111.6 the Bucks give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Damian Lillard is shooting 44.3% and averaging 24.8 points for the Bucks.

Jalen Suggs is averaging 16.4 points, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Magic.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 5-5, averaging 114.2 points, 45.9 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.7 points per game.

Magic: 4-6, averaging 97.1 points, 40.6 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 101.1 points.

INJURIES: Bucks: Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle), Gary Trent Jr.: day to day (hip).

Magic: Jett Howard: day to day (ankle), Gary Harris: out (hamstring), Jalen Suggs: out (back), Goga Bitadze: day to day (hip), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: day to day (knee), Moritz Wagner: out for season (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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