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Mavericks at Magic · Wed, Feb 17 · 7:00 PM ET

Dallas 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

Mavericks edges

No clear mismatch in Dallas' favor.

Magic edges

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

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
DALRankStatRankORL
111.927thOffensive rating19th115.6
117.320thDefensive rating10th115.0
-5.423rdNet rating17th+0.6
101.14thPace12th99.3
52.727thEffective FG %25th53.1
12.114thTurnover %12th12.0
23.226thOffensive rebound %18th25.0
21.79thFree throw rate1st24.9
54.618thOpponent eFG %16th54.5
10.928thForced turnover %11th12.6
74.115thDefensive rebound %5th75.6
18.32ndOpponent FT rate26th22.3

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03Form and season series

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

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, Mar 5 DAL 114, ORL 115 · Fri, Apr 3 ORL 138, DAL 127

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers