Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic Final Score & Over/Under Result — Dec 27, 2025

Anthony Black's 38-point eruption powered Orlando past Denver in a late offensive surge that shattered the pregame total consensus. The Magic guard's dominant performance—paired with 6 rebounds and 5 assists—carried his team to a 127-126 victory, though it wasn't enough to fully offset a triple-double night from Nikola Jokić (34 points, 21 rebounds, 12 assists) that kept the Nuggets within striking distance.

The game unfolded as a measured affair through the first half, with the two teams combining for 110 points across 24 minutes of play. Denver's balanced scoring—31 in both Q1 and Q2—and Orlando's paired 23-25 quarters kept the pace subdued. The second half told a different story. Combined scoring jumped to 143 across the final 24 minutes, with Q4 alone producing 76 combined points as both offenses broke loose. Orlando's 43-point final quarter overwhelmed Denver's 33, giving the Magic the one-point win in a game that finished at 253 combined points.

DAGGER leaned under on the 235.5 market total and missed decisively. The 17.5-point overrun materialized almost entirely in the back half, where the fourth quarter's fireworks—and Orlando's second-half surge to 79 combined points—sent the total rocketing upward. Jamal Murray added 24 points for Denver while Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter Jr. (24 and 18 points respectively) supported Black's output for Orlando.