Southeast Division foes battle when the Orlando Magic (17-13) welcome in the Charlotte Hornets (10-20) at Kia Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025. It’s the second matchup between the teams this season.
The Magic are a 6.5-point favorite against the Hornets when the Magic and the Hornets square off. The point total for the game is 230.5.
Magic vs. Hornets betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: Orlando -6.5Total: 230.5Moneyline: Orlando -261, Charlotte +212
Hornets at Magic odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Magic (- 6.5)Pick OU:
Over (230.5)Prediction:
Magic 122 – Hornets 111MoneylineThe Magic have been the moneyline favorite 21 total times this season. They’ve gone 14-7 in those games.When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -261 or shorter, Orlando has a record of 5-1 (83.3% win percentage).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Magic have an implied win probability of 72.3%.The Hornets have been underdogs in 26 games this season and won eight (30.8%) of those contests.Charlotte has a record of 3-10, a 23.1% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +212 or more by sportsbooks this season.The Hornets have a 32.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe 117.2 points per game the Magic score are just 1.6 fewer points than the Hornets allow (118.8).When Orlando puts up more than 118.8 points, it is 8-6 against the spread and 11-3 overall.Charlotte has put together a 10-5 ATS record and an 8-7 overall record in games it scores more than 114.8 points.Orlando’s record is 11-7 against the spread and 13-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.4 points.The Magic are the league’s 13th-ranked scoring team (117.2 PPG), while the Hornets allow the rank 23rd in points per game (118.8) in NBA action.Charlotte’s squad is currently the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.4 PPG), while Orlando’s team is 12th in points allowed per game (114.8).The Magic have put up a total of 70 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 2.4 per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 102 total points, 3.4 per game).Over/UnderOrlando has an average implied point total of 118 this season, which is one point lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (119).So far this season, Orlando has scored more than 119 points in 14 games.The average implied point total on the season for Charlotte (120.7) is 8.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Magic vs. HornetsGame day: Friday, December 26, 2025Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Orlando, FloridaArena: Kia CenterTV channel: CBS (WCSC-Charleston, SC)Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo