Knicks vs. Magic Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 25

Knicks vs. Magic Game Info

• Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Venue: Madison Square Garden -- New York City, New York
• Coverage:

The Orlando Magic (0-2) are 7.5-point underdogs against the New York Knicks (0-2) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on New York Knicks. The matchup's over/under is set at 224.5.

Knicks vs. Magic Odds & Spread

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Knicks vs. Magic Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Knicks win (73.3%)

Knicks vs. Magic Betting Trends

• The Knicks won 42 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 40 times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 7.5 points or greater, the Magic went 3-1 last season.
• The Knicks and their opponents combined to go over the point total 37 out of 82 times last season.
• The Magic had 45 of their 82 games go over the point total last season.
• New York did a better job covering the spread in home games (27-13-0) last season than it did in road affairs (15-26-1).
• Against the spread, Orlando was better at home (20-22-0) than on the road (17-23-0) last year.

Knicks Leaders

• Jalen Brunson averaged 26.0 points, 3.3 boards and 6.8 assists last year. He also drained 46.7% of his shots from the field and 36.9% from 3-point range, with 2.6 triples per game.
• Karl-Anthony Towns averaged 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He made 50.1% of his shots from the field and 36.8% from 3-point range, with 1.5 treys per contest.
• Mikal Bridges collected 14.4 points, 3.8 boards and 3.7 assists per contest, plus 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks.
• OG Anunoby put up 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He sank 48.4% of his shots from the floor and 38.6% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 treys per game.
• Josh Hart recorded 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest, plus 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks.

Magic Leaders

• Paolo Banchero recorded 22.2 points, 8.4 boards and 5.2 assists last year. At the other end, he posted 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Desmond Bane put up 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season. Defensively, he put up 1.0 steal and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Nikola Vucevic posted 15.1 points, 3.3 assists and 8.4 rebounds.
• Wendell Carter Jr.'s numbers last season were 11.8 points, 7.4 boards and 2.0 assists per contest, shooting 51.2% from the floor.
• Anthony Black averaged 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists, shooting 44.6% from the floor and 33.2% from downtown, with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.

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