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Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Magic
Orlando
108
vs
Thunder logo
Thunder
Oklahoma City
113
ORL 21%79% OKC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Oklahoma City Thunder 79% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Thunder:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Thunder defense (107.7 Opp PPG) better than Magic (114.1 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Thunder offense (118.6 PPG) outpaces Magic (115.7 PPG)
  • Recent Form. Thunder (53-15) in better form than Magic (38-28)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 58% (−21)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 67% (−12)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: OKC 71% (−8)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OKC 77% (−2)

Win probability movement

ORL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement26%19%12%Feb 27Mar 17

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueKia Center
Orlando, FL

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Thunder (away)
Magic (home)
79%
Win probability
21%
1
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Thunder defeated the Magic 113-108.

Our model predicted the Thunder would win with 79% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a major factor: Thunder defense (107.7 Opp PPG) better than Magic (114.1 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a notable factor: Thunder offense (118.6 PPG) outpaces Magic (115.7 PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Thunder and was a notable factor: Thunder (53-15) in better form than Magic (38-28)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Thunder won 108-113

Thunder won by a solid margin

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Thunder at 79%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Recent FormFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Orlando Magic
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

OKC
ORL
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours OKC|Favours ORL

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Thunder defense (107.7 Opp PPG) better than Magic (114.1 Opp PPG)

Thunder

Offensive Efficiency

Thunder offense (118.6 PPG) outpaces Magic (115.7 PPG)

Thunder

Recent Form

Thunder (53-15) in better form than Magic (38-28)

Thunder

Turnover Differential

Magic turnover differential (+0) vs Thunder (+0)

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/17/2026, 8:30:04 AM

Key Players

Thunder

Josh DixG
Otega OwehG
Bennett StirtzG
Nikola TopicG
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG

Magic

Jase RichardsonG
Jalen SuggsG
Anthony BlackG
Jevon CarterG
Alex MoralesG

Frequently Asked Questions

Magic has a 21% win probability, while Thunder has a 79% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Kia Center in Orlando, FL.

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