We made it through preseason 1-2. The real deal starts Wednesday in Miami. Which means, this is our 2024-2025 Orlando Magic season predictions episode. We also finally got the news about Jalen Suggs’ contract extension. Happy New Year, Magic fans.

Orlando will have more than 1.5 All-Stars? Orlando will have more than 1.5 All-Defense guys? Paolo makes an All-NBA Team? Magic will win more than 47.5 games? Orlando will have home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs? Orlando will win its first playoff series since 2010?

All of that and more!

#LetsGoMagic

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138. Suggs Extension; Season Predictions; Make it Magic or Tragic?

The 23-18 Orlando Magic continue to astonish and find ways to win games they have no business taking, having reached the halfway point of the 2024-2025 season. Paolo Banchero made his triumphant return, but it’s been lessened due to more teammates going down due to injury. The Magic found a way to beat the Philadelphia 76ers with only eight available bodies. And although the team still is holding onto the East’s 4th seed, one bad week could see them fall down to 9th. 

Plus, All-Star voting, Shaquille O’Neal v. Dwight Howard, Mo Wagner has his ACL surgery, the trade deadline approaching. 

All of that and more!


#LetsGoMagic 


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149. Powered by Paolo; More Injuries; Halfway Done; Magic 23-18

The 24-24 Orlando Magic have been battered and bruised in January and are just now getting bodies back. Franz Wagner, Goga Bitadze, and Jalen Suggs (if he can avoid picking up new injuries) in particular. The Magic are the 7th seed in the East currently, but should look to make at least one transaction by the February 6th trade deadline. Why Jeff Weltman will do something now and the advantages of not waiting for the summer to consolidate and improve the team. 

Plus, Tristan da Silva and Mac McClung are going to All-Star Weekend. The NBA rearranged 3 future Magic games. 

All of that and more!

#LetsGoMagic 

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150. Franz and Friends Return; Time for Trades; Magic 24-24

To the stunned surprise and dismay of most Orlando Magic fans, Jeff Weltman didn’t do anything at the NBA Trade Deadline. It’s not about this season, although it was nice that the Magic found a way to scratch and claw their way to a home victory over the San Antonio Spurs after a brutal road trip. Something had to be done to help with the long-term success of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, and that didn’t occur. Now it’s about hoping there are no consequences. 

All of that and more!

#LetsGoMagic 

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151. Inexcusable Weltman Deadline Inaction; Magic 26-28

Sports Pack is back after a exciting Super Bowl weekend! Richard, Carlie, Jackson and John first dive into some West Georgia Sports. Then we dove into the Super Bowl and broke down what happened to the Chiefs as the Eagles soared above the clouds to win the Super Bowl. Next Ilem joins to talk about the College Basketball world and the madness that happened throughout the weekend. Then we talk about what's going on in the NBA and the new All-Star format for the All-Star Weekend. Finally, we talk Sports News and what has been happening in the world of sports.

Sports Pack: Spring 2025 - Episode 4: Super Bowl Recap & More

In our Controversy segment we discuss all the trades around the NBA such as Luka Doncic to the Lakers, Jimmy Butler to the Warriors, and De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs. 

In our Cash or Trash segment, we go over the MLB Top100 prospects list and what was wrong with them. We also cover NFL Star Myles Garrett wanting a trade out of Cleveland.

In our BRAND-NEW segment Roster Roulette, we take three players and their respective careers and Start, Bench, and Cut them. College running backs of the 2010's Alabama's Derrick Henry, Penn State's Saquon Barkley, and Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott. MLB MVP 2010's Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, and Mookie Betts. 

In our lottery segment we bring up our players and teams we are high on and low on like College basketball teams Michigan State and Iowa State ahead of March Madness. Also, MLB MVP Candidates who could break out this year. 

To round out the show in our signature segment Fire Me Up we rant and go off on the NBA selection committee not bringing up Trae Young, Lamelo Ball, and Domantas Sabonis for the 2025 All-star game this year.

Sports Outta Pocket: Spring 2025 - Episode 2: NBA All-Star Snubs

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The 2025 NBA All-Star weekend has arrived and the All-Star festivities are underway.

The three-day event, which is hosted by the Golden State Warriors, is already off to a good start. On Friday, Feb. 14, WNBA legend Candace Parker celebrated a big win when her team won the championship game of the Castrol Rising Stars.

Thanks to their win, Team Candace will be participating in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16. For the first time ever, this game will be played as a pick-up style tournament with Parker and TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith serving as team captains for their respective groups.

The four teams participating in the NBA All-Star Game will compete for a chance to win a cool $1.8 million, with each player taking home $125,000 each. Players on the second-place team will receive $50,000 each and players on the third and fourth-place teams will get $25,000 each.

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Sports Pack is back for another Monday where Richard, Carlie, Jackson, and John first dive into some West Georgia Sports. Next, Phillip joins the show to discuss the recent NBA All-Star Weekend and how right now it is not doing well. Then we talked about College Basketball and recap the Iron Bowl and South Carolina losing to UConn in women's basketball. After that we talk about the NFL Combine coming up and how Travis Hunter has entered as a DB for it. Finally, we  end it with some Sports News with lots of things happening in the Sports World.

Sports Pack: Spring 2025 - Episode 6: All Star Game Recap & More

The All-Star break is over. Orlando Magic player Mac McClung is a 3-time consecutive dunk contest champion now, creating NBA history. Anthony Black and Tristan da Silva got to partake in the Rising Stars event. The entire weekend was overall a mess of a showing for the league. How to improve the NBA All-Star Weekend and NBA product in general as a whole.

From an Orlando Magic perspective, the team is 27-29 going into the final 26 games of the regular season. Jalen Suggs is still out injured. Why Jeff Weltman’s inaction has maybe put Head Coach Jamahl Mosley on the hot seat should the rest of the season be a disappointment. 


All of that and more!


#LetsGoMagic 


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152. Is Mosley on the Hot Seat? All-Star Mac; Improving the NBA Product

4 Nations Face-Off has been a huge success for the NHL. Can hockey continue to find replacements for its All-Star game?

From Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama's elimination from the Skills Challenge for cutting corners to an Dunk Contest 3-peat by a non-NBA player to a revamped All-Star Game format, NBA All-Star weekend was a flop. Can it be fixed or should it just be nixed?

Suits: LA is coming to NBC. We're talking with the show's biggest stars.

We'll go down memory lane ahead of the 45th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice with someone who was in the arena in Lake Placid that day in 1980.

And, the Albany FireWolves are hosting a Women in Sports Panel ahead of Saturday's home game.

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NBA All-Star event TICKETS All EVENTS Friday, February 14, 2025 Saturday, February 15, 2025 Sunday, February 16, 2025

The event will begin at 7:20 p.m. CT on TNT. NBA all star weekend 2025 live streaming Fans can watch this event for free online by using the free trial offered by DirecTV Stream.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will see a new format for the league's midseason exhibition, with a four-team, three-game tournament taking place on Sunday. The first matchup pits Kenny's Young Stars vs. Chuck's Global Stars, as Kenny Smith's roster of up-and-comers takes on Charles Barkley's squad of international talents. Then, Shaq's OGs vs. Candace's Rising Stars sees Shaquille O'Neal's grizzled All-Stars facing Candace Parker's Rising Stars champions (Team Mullin). The two semifinal winners will then square off in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game Championship, with the winner of all three games being the first team to reach 40 points.

The first matchup of the NBA All-Star Game 2025 tips at 8:20 p.m. ET, with the Final having an approximate tip of 10 p.m. ET. The Global Stars are 3.5-point favorites over the Young Stars, per the latest NBA odds, while the OGs are favored by 6.5 points over the Rising Stars. Shaq's OGs are the +105 favorites (risk $100 to win $105) as the outright winner of the All-Star Tournament, followed by Chuck's Global Stars at +160. LeBron James has been named the NBA All-Star Game MVP three times and is listed at +900 (risk $100 to win $900) to win it this year. Before making any 2025 NBA All-Star Game picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions from SportsLine's Mike Barner.

Barner is one of the most respected voices in the industry. His expertise has been on full display lately as he is is on an amazing 80-52 run on his last 132 NBA player prop picks, returning $1,836 to $100 players. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Here are the latest NBA odds and trends:

Team Kenny vs. Team Chuck spread: Team Chuck -3.5
Team Shaq vs. Team Candace money line: Team Shaq -6.5
NBA All-Star Game tournament odds to win: Team Shaq +105, Team Chuck +160, Team Kenny +350, Team Candace +1100
NBA All-Star Game picks: See picks at SportsLine
NBA All-Star Game streaming: FuboTV

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