Farmer’s prediction: Dillon Brooks keeps his hot hand going against the Magic.
Feb 21, 2026 • 13:32 ET
• 4 min read
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Dillon Brooks o22.5 Points Scored (-120)
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Photo By – Reuters Connect. Dillon Brooks drives to the hoop earlier this month against the Dallas Mavericks.
Both the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns are looking to claw their way out of the Play-In Tournament.
Only one can make progress toward that goal today.
My Magic vs. Suns predictions do not worry about the standings; instead, they focus on the value provided by injury, always a consideration in NBA picks, including in this afternoon’s tip on Saturday, February 21.
Magic vs Suns prediction
Magic vs Suns best bet: Dillon Brooks Over 22.5 points (-120)
With Phoenix Suns’ cornerstone Devin Booker again sidelined, all focus goes to Dillon Brooks. He has excelled this season, in particular when Booker is out.
Brooks has cleared this prop in his last two games without Booker and in six of his last eight, averaging two points more per game without his backcourt partner.
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Magic vs Suns same-game parlay
Brooks actually takes fewer 3-pointers without Booker in the lineup, averaging only 5.4 attempts from deep in 12 games without Booker compared to 7.4 shots per game in 37 games with Booker.
Magic vs Suns SGP
- Dillon Brooks Over 22.5 points
- Dillon Brooks Under 2.5 threes
- Magic +1.5
Our “from downtown” SGP: Magic in The Desert
While Phoenix has surprised this season and thus found its way well into the Western Conference postseason conversation, the Suns have lost four of their last five games.
Magic vs Suns SGP
- Dillon Brooks Over 22.5 points
- Dillon Brooks Under 2.5 threes
- Magic moneyline
Magic vs Suns odds
- Spread: Magic +1.5 | Suns -1.5
- Moneyline: Magic +105 | Suns -125
- Over/Under: Over 218 | Under 218
Magic vs Suns betting trend to know
Phoenix is 1-4 against the spread in its last five games, falling short of bookmakers’ expectations by an average of 11.1 points per game, even including the sole ATS victory. Find more NBA betting trends for Magic vs. Suns.
How to watch Magic vs Suns
Location
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Date
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Tip-off
5:00 p.m. ET
TV
NBA TV
Magic vs Suns latest injuries
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Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds.
In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets.
While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.
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