The Orlando Magic are hoping for another successful trip across the border as they prepare to face the host Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. The teams first met on Jan.
Gary Harris (left hamstring; strain) and Jett Howard (left ankle; sprain) are also questionable, while Goga Bitadze ... games over the Raptors, including the first meeting between the two teams this season, a 106-97 triumph in Toronto on Jan. 3.
After the Orlando Magic lost to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said they needed to play a full 48 minutes to snap a three-game skid. Missing three starters and five rotational players Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena,
Although Orlando went 19-15 without Paolo Banchero, who played his sixth game back Tuesday following a two-plus month absence with a torn right abdominal muscle injury, the team has been 7-12
Toronto Raptors (10-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference ... 6.6 rebounds and six assists for the Raptors. Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic.
Facing the Magic’s third-ranked defense will be another key test for Toronto ... and Goga Bitadze. Jett Howard and Gary Harris are both questionable to play. The Raptors are +1.5 point underdogs ...
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Against the spread (ATS) this season, the Raptors are 22-18-2, while Orlando is 23-21. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, with the Raptors looking to break their losing streak against a Magic squad aiming to solidify its position in the Eastern Conference standings.
Orlando has lost three straight and six of its last eight games since Jalen Suggs went down. But they’re missing much more than just him.
Along with Suggs, the Magic were without Goga Bitadze (concussion ... host Milwaukee Bucks. Toronto had won its two previous games after losing five in a row. The Raptors' injury situation has ...
Andre Snellings breaks down Thursday's games and offers his top fantasy streamers and favorite bets for the nine-game slate.
Anfernee Simons produced a game-high 24 points, Deandre Ayton registered his 18th double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds and Jerami Grant added 18 points to lead the Trail Blazers. Simons is averaging 4.2 3-pointers per game since Jan. 1, the third-most in the NBA over that span.