The Brooklyn Nets will continue what has been a miserable start to the season with a visit to the Orlando Magic at 7 p.m. EST on Friday. Things have been downright brutal in Brooklyn, with the Nets winning a grand total of one game so far. The Magic have obviously been significantly better but have still fallen short of their lofty preseason expectations with a 6-6 record. A date with the Nets all but guarantees that Orlando recaptures a winning record on Friday night.

No one expected the Nets to be good this season, but things are rapidly devolving past ‘bad’ territory into ‘all-time awful’ land. Brooklyn is led by forward Michael Porter Jr. and guard Cam Thomas, two players who each have an argument for being the most prolific empty scorer in the NBA. Surrounding them is a crew of young players looking to develop throughout the season, but none of them have been particularly impressive in the early going. 

The Magic are built to compete for the Eastern Conference’s spot in the NBA Finals this season, but the same demons that haunted them last season seem to be back for more. Orlando was one of the worst shooting teams in the association last year, and they currently rank 23rd in the league with a 33.6% shooting percentage from beyond the arc. The addition of Desmond Bane has not fixed the issue, leaving forwards Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero to bear the offensive load without any sort of adequate spacing. That should not matter against the Nets, but it is something that the Magic will need to improve upon if they are to make a serious playoff run.

Nets +14 (-105)Magic -14 (-103)Over 224 (-105)Under 224 (-101)

Note: The above data was collected on Nov. 14, 2025, and may have changed since writing.

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The Nets are one of the worst teams in the league, but this spread is a little bit too big to confidently take the Magic. Cam Thomas’s absence is not all that big of a concern, given that they essentially have his stylistic clone in Porter on the floor. Meanwhile, Banchero’s absence looms large for an Orlando team that has struggled to manufacture any sort of offense, even with their star forward healthy. Brooklyn will almost certainly lose this game, but it should find a way to cover in what will almost certainly turn into an ugly offensive showing from both teams. Taking the Nets to cover is a wise play.