Gary Harris is back on the injury report, listed as OUT with a left hamstring strain. He missed 13 games over the course of a month with the same injury from November-December but returned Dec. 27 vs. the New York Knicks. He played 15 minutes in three consecutive games since returning from the injury.

On Friday, the Orlando Magic will head to Canada to face the Toronto Raptors. It will be a battle at Scotiabank Arena as we share our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Raptors prediction and pick. The Raptors lead the head-to-head series 57-45.

During the Knicks’ current nine-game winning streak, most of their victories have come against some of the NBA’s worst teams, including two wins against both the East’s worst Wizards and injury-depleted Magic, in addition to wins over the Raptors, Jazz, and Pelicans.

Although the Toronto Raptors continue to rack up loss after loss, starting center Jakob Poetl has remained extremely productive as a facilitator.

The Toronto Raptors could see their full starting lineup in action when they host the Orlando Magic on Jan. 3. RJ Barrett who has been battling an illness is questionable to play, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg.