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Rockets vs Magic Prediction

Overall: venue ignored · using games through Nov 2, 2026

Our pick

Our pick: Rockets, 87% to win · projected 118–104

Our rankings

Rockets 87%

Rockets #2 vs Magic #16 in our rankings (network centrality).

Common opponents

Rockets 92%

Rockets by 21.3 points here, from 2 comparisons.

Efficiency

Rockets 87%

Projected Rockets 118, Magic 104 from opponent-adjusted points per possession and pace.

Rockets and Magic common opponents · 2

Against the same teams: Rockets went 3–0, Magic went 0–2. The edge compares average margins, as played.

OpponentRocketsMagicEdge
Celtics W 109–93 home, Nov 2 L 97–108 home, Nov 1 HOU +27.0
Hawks W 121–114 away, Oct 24
W 120–110 home, Oct 26
L 125–132 home, Oct 21 HOU +15.5