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Magic at Hornets · Tue, Dec 29 · 7:00 PM ET

Orlando at Charlotte. 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

Magic edges

No clear mismatch in Orlando's favor.

Hornets edges

No clear mismatch in Charlotte's favor.

Key battles

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

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
ORLRankStatRankCHA
115.619thOffensive rating5th120.3
115.010thDefensive rating13th115.3
+0.617thNet rating8th+5.0
99.312thPace26th96.1
53.125thEffective FG %12th55.2
12.012thTurnover %24th12.8
25.018thOffensive rebound %4th30.5
24.91stFree throw rate18th20.0
54.516thOpponent eFG %7th54.0
12.611thForced turnover %22nd11.2
75.65thDefensive rebound %3rd76.6
22.326thOpponent FT rate4th18.6

Game plan

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03Form and season series

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

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

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