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Hornets at Magic · Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 PM ET

Charlotte at Orlando. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Hornets edges

No clear mismatch in Charlotte's favor.

Magic edges

No clear mismatch in Orlando's favor.

Key battles

  • Orlando's offense gets to the line (1st), but Charlotte's defense defends without fouling (4th). Watch the free throws.
  • Charlotte's offense crashes the offensive glass (4th), but Orlando's defense cleans the defensive glass (5th). Watch the rebounding.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
CHARankStatRankORL
120.35thOffensive rating19th115.6
115.313thDefensive rating10th115.0
+5.08thNet rating17th+0.6
96.126thPace12th99.3
55.212thEffective FG %25th53.1
12.824thTurnover %12th12.0
30.54thOffensive rebound %18th25.0
20.018thFree throw rate1st24.9
54.07thOpponent eFG %16th54.5
11.222ndForced turnover %11th12.6
76.63rdDefensive rebound %5th75.6
18.64thOpponent FT rate26th22.3

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Magic4-6 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. W
  9. L
  10. L

2025-26 series: Thu, Oct 30 ORL 123, CHA 107 · Fri, Dec 26 CHA 120, ORL 105 · Thu, Jan 22 CHA 124, ORL 97 · Thu, Mar 19 ORL 111, CHA 130 · Fri, Apr 17 CHA 90, ORL 121

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers