Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz (Nov. 11, 2026): 3 Things to Watch, Odds and Prediction

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Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz: Stats and 3 Keys to Watch

1. The shooting problem

On paper, neither the Orlando Magic nor the Utah Jazz should be poor shooting teams. They have players with decent shooting reputations and plenty of volume. The Jazz, like the Magic, are not afraid to get shots up.

But the percentages simply have not been there to start the season.

The Orlando Magic are shooting 33.5 percent after a 10-for-38 showing in Tuesday's win over the Sacramento Kings. The Utah Jazz are shooting 32.8 percent after a 13-for-33 showing in Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat.

They have shooters. Desmond Bane has gone cold recently, shooting 7-for-22 in his last two games. But he is shooting 36.0 percent on 9.9 attempts per game. He is getting good looks, shooting 50.0 percent on 3.8 wide-open 3-point attempts per game.

Bane went 3-for-5 on open threes in a 4-for-13 shooting day on Tuesday.

The Jazz have their share of flamethrowers in Keyonte George and rookie Darryn Peterson. They can get hot on their own.

But this is a team that struggles to shoot. George is shooting 30.5 percent from three. Peterson is shooting an impressive 37.7 percent from three, but the Jazz do not have any other volume shooters to speak of.

2. Rebounding focus

If there is a key difference for the Orlando Magic in the past two games that has been encouraging is a renewed focus on rebounding. The Magic knew they were losing games in the possession battle.

The turnovers are still a bit about the team's growing pains in learning the new offense and figuring out their fit and roles. That has progressively gotten better.

But rebounding was a strength for the Magic in the last two games. They had 24 offensive rebounds in the loss to the Golden State Warriors and 12 offensive rebounds in Tuesday's win over the Sacramento Kings. They have had at least 10 offensive rebounds in four of their last five games.

That is moving closer to the kind of advantageous team the Magic can be. Orlando has a 32.4 percent offensive rebound rate for the season and 37.1 percent in the last five games.

More importantly, the Magic are improved on the defensive glass with a league-leading 75.5 percent defensive rebound rate in the last five games. This after an extremely slow start for a team known for its rebounding.

The Magic are rebounding much better. That is helping them make up for their offensive deficiencies. It is helping them form their identity.

With all of Utah's injuries in the frontcourt, rebounding will once again be decisive.

3. The injured lists

You will see the ever-growing injured list a bit later on in this preview. But the big news on Wednesday was the announcement that Lauri Markkanen is out for at least a month with a non-displaced fracture in his right hand.

Markkanen is averaging 18.0 points per game and shooting 39.7 percent from the floor, a slow start for the former All-Star big.

The Jazz were already dealing with an injury to Jaren Jackson Jr. That has gutted their defense and their hopes of breaking out after years of tanking. The Utah Jazz were all-in on this year, having sent their first-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of their acquisition of Jackson.

Utah is scrambling to put the pieces together. And the team's young wings do not appear as ready to lead the way as the team had hoped.

Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz: Injury Report & Projected Lineups

Orlando Magic Injury Report

• Paolo Banchero - OUT (Right High Ankle Sprain)
• Jalen Suggs - OUT (Right Knee Contusion/Bone Bruise)
• Tristan da Silva - QUESTIONABLE (Left Calf Strain)
• Noah Penda - OUT (Right Partially Torn Hamstring)
• Jamal Cain - QUESTIONABLE (Left Shoulder Contusion)
• Jonathan Isaac - OUT (Left Knee Injury Management)
• Izaiyah Nelson - OUT (Left Ankle Injury Recovery)

Utah Jazz Injury Report

• Lauri Markkanen - OUT (Right Hand Fracture)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. - OUT (Right MCL Tear)
• Keyonte George - QUESTIONABLE (Right Ankle Sprain)
• Jusuf Nurkic - OUT (Right 2nd Plantar Plate Tear)
• Trey Alexander - OUT (G-League Two-Way)

Projected Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz: Prediction

2026-27 Record: 4-6/4-6 ATS

No one will really know if the Orlando Magic have turned a corner until they face some stronger teams. But the loss to the Golden State Warriors, followed by the win over the Sacramento Kings, shared many positive elements, specifically on defense.

The Magic are no longer reliant on their shooting to be competitive. They are finding different ways to score. And that is key to this team finding its way with all the injuries they are facing -- and that injury list is unbearably long right now.

Orlando needed some weaker teams to feast on to get some confidence and make some mistakes. The Magic exahusted a lot of that in the win over the Kings.

Still that was a comfortable a win as the Magic have had. They will take hte progress. And they will hope to build on it against another heavily injured, struggling Jazz team.

Traveling east across time zones to elevation is never easy. The Magic will need to hit some shots to give their team some relief. That is always the case and the big question in a Magic game.

But Orlando's defense is finding its stability. And it is starting to win this team games.

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