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Magic at Mavericks · Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM ET

Orlando at Dallas. 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

  • On defenseOrlando's defense cleans the defensive glass (5th) against a Dallas offense that rarely gets second chances (26th).

Mavericks edges

No clear mismatch in Dallas' favor.

Key battles

  • Orlando's offense gets to the line (1st), but Dallas' defense defends without fouling (2nd). 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
ORLRankStatRankDAL
115.619thOffensive rating27th111.9
115.010thDefensive rating20th117.3
+0.617thNet rating23rd-5.4
99.312thPace4th101.1
53.125thEffective FG %27th52.7
12.012thTurnover %14th12.1
25.018thOffensive rebound %26th23.2
24.91stFree throw rate9th21.7
54.516thOpponent eFG %18th54.6
12.611thForced turnover %28th10.9
75.65thDefensive rebound %15th74.1
22.326thOpponent FT rate2nd18.3

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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

Mavericks3-7 in the last 10

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

2025-26 series: Thu, Mar 5 DAL 114, ORL 115 · Fri, Apr 3 ORL 138, DAL 127

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers