Raptors vs. Magic Prediction, Spread, Picks: Paolo Banchero Hosts Toronto

Orlando Magic PF Paolo Banchero shoots the ball against the Charlotte Hornets.
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The Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic, both battling for playoff spots in the tight Eastern Conference, meet for the second time this season. Friday's nationally-televised game is at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Magic have lost four of five games and sit in eighth place in the East, a half-game behind the Miami Heat. The Raptors, winners of four of five, are tied for fourth place.  

Below, we’ll break down our Raptors vs. Magic prediction and picks for Friday’s game. Make your picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spreads, and totals!

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Raptors vs. Magic Prediction, Spread, Over/Under

The Raptors and Magic clash for the 108th time in the regular season, with the Raptors holding a 61-46 series advantage, including a one-point win in the lone 2025-26 matchup between these teams back in December. The two sides have one more meeting in Toronto in March. 

Raptors vs. Magic Over/Under, Spread

The Magic enter the contest as 1.5-point home favorites, returning a 1.72x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win.

The Raptors are road underdogs with a 2.04x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.

  • Spread: Orlando Magic  -1.5
  • Over/Under: 220.5
  • Game Winner Payout: Magic 1.72x |  Raptors 2.04x

Team Picks data is live at the time of writing and is subject to change.

Raptors vs. Magic Prediction on Spread

Friday marks the 12th time in the last 15 games the Magic have been a favorite.

  • The Magic are 18-28 (39.1%) against the spread, the third-worst cover percentage of all NBA teams in 2025-26.
  • Orlando is 12-21 ATS as a favorite, losing outright in the last three games laying points. 
  • The Magic offense has struggled shooting, sitting 26th in effective field goal percentage (52.6), 18th in offensive rating (113.9), and 21st in field goal clip (46.4%).
  • The Raptors are 24-25 ATS and have played 30 of 49 games to the under. The 30 unders are tied for the most in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs.
  • Toronto is 13-8 as an underdog, winning outright in three of the last four instances of getting points, including a win as an 11.5-point underdog at the Oklahoma City Thunder last Sunday. 
  • The Raptors are eighth in defensive rating and fifth in opponent field goal percentage, holding teams to a 46.6% mark.

Raptors vs. Magic Injury Report

Let’s dive into the full Raptors vs. Magic injury report for Friday, via NBA.com 

Magic Injury Report 

  • F Franz Wagner (ankle) - OUT

Raptors Injury Report

  • C Jakob Poeltl (back) - OUT

Raptors vs. Magic Picks for PrizePicks Today: Friday, January 30

Here are two Raptors vs. Magic picks to target for Friday, January 30 on PrizePicks. Player stat projections via PrizePicks are headlined by Magic F Paolo Banchero and Raptors F Brandon Ingram. 

Magic F Paolo Banchero Projection vs. Raptors: 23.5 points

  • Banchero has reached his points projection in three straight and eight of his last 13 games. On the season, he’s reached it in 17 of 35 games.
  • Banchero scored 27 and 31 points in his last two games, his two highest-scoring games of the season. He has scored 20+ in 24 of 36 contests played and is averaging 29.5 PPG over the last four. 
  • Banchero's 21.9 PPG average is second on the team and 33rd among all NBA players. 
  • In 11 career games vs. the Raptors, Banchero is averaging 22.6 PPG. He had 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting vs. Toronto earlier this season.

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Raptors F Brandon Ingram Projection vs. Magic: 30 Pts + Rebs + Asts

  • Ingram has hit his points, rebounds, and assists projection in 26 of 47 games. When he hit it Wednesday vs. the Knicks (with a total of 35), it ended a streak of six consecutive games without doing so.
  • Ingram has scored 20+ in 30 of 47 games played, including in four of the last five. 
  • The veteran forward also had 5+ rebounds in 37 of 47 games and 2+ assists in 11 straight games. 
  • The Duke product went for 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists in his lone matchup with the Magic this season.

Make Raptors vs. Magic Picks on PrizePicks

Can the Magic build on their win over the Heat and move up in the playoff race, or will the Raptors earn a big road win and hold on to a top four spot in the East?

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about the author

David Bearman spent 18 years with ESPN in their Stats & Information Department and overseeing their betting content. From 2023-25, he served as Chief Content Officer of Pro Football Network, overseeing all content, including coverage of Super Bowls 58 and 59. He is also the Founder of Betting with Bearman, a 3x a week betting newsletter and weekly podcast on Bleav Podcast Network.

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