A cross-conference showdown goes down on Thursday evening as the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) and the Orlando Magic (17-11) link up. The Thunder are coming off a 97-81 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup Championship. Meanwhile, the Magic lost to the New York Knicks 100-91 in their last outing.

Tipoff from Kia Center in Orlando is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Thunder are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Thunder vs. Magic odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 210. Oklahoma City is the -269 (risk $269 to win $100) money line favorite (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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