{"id":619854,"date":"2026-02-23T13:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/619854\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:02:16","slug":"lakers-vs-magic-predictions-odds-stats-feb-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/619854\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs. Magic Predictions, Odds &#038; Stats \u2013 Feb. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers (34-22) are favored by 6.5 points against the Orlando Magic (30-26) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on SportsNet LA and FDSFL.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/62741?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1420&amp;pb=973198&amp;cid=4y7jzEmW9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/969thegame.iheart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FM 96.9 The Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lakers vs. Magic Predictions for Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projection model for this matchup expects a final score of Lakers 117, Magic 114.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-244)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Over 226.5 (computer predicts 230.8 points)<br \/>\nPick ATS: Magic (+6.5)<br \/>\nRecent Lakers vs. Magic Matchups<\/p>\n<p>Lakers 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is 29-27-0 against the spread this season.<br \/>\nThe Lakers are 8-7 against the spread when favored by 6.5 points or more this season.<br \/>\nThe teams have hit the over in 31 of Los Angeles&#8217; 56 games with a set total.<br \/>\nThe Lakers have entered the game as favorites 33 times this season and won 26, or 78.8%, of those games.<br \/>\nLos Angeles has a record of 13-2, a 86.7% win rate, when it&#8217;s favored by -244 or more by oddsmakers this season.<br \/>\nMagic 2025-26 Betting Trends<\/p>\n<p>Orlando is 23-33-0 against the spread this year.<br \/>\nIn games they have played as at least 6.5-point underdogs this year, the Magic are 1-2 against the spread.<br \/>\nOf Orlando&#8217;s 56 games with a set total, 29 have hit the over (51.8%).<br \/>\nThe Magic have won 35.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (6-11).<br \/>\nOrlando has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +201 or longer in three chances.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NBA tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63332?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=3010&amp;pb=973220&amp;cid=4y7jzEmW9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers vs. Magic Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Lakers<\/p>\n<p>Lakers: <\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Hayes: Day-To-Day (Ankle)<\/p>\n<p>Magic<\/p>\n<p>Magic: <\/p>\n<p>Colin Castleton: Out (Thumb), <\/p>\n<p>Franz Wagner: Out (Ankle), <\/p>\n<p>Jalen Suggs: Out (Back)<\/p>\n<p>Lakers vs. Magic Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>Game day: Tuesday, February 24, 2026<br \/>\nGame time: 10:30 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV channel: SportsNet LA and FDSFL<br \/>\nLocation: Los Angeles, California<br \/>\nArena: Crypto.com Arena<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/63351?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2353&amp;pb=973250&amp;cid=4y7jzEmW9Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for NBA League Pass<\/a> to get access to games, live and on-demand, and more for the entire season and offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Lakers (34-22) are favored by 6.5 points against the Orlando Magic (30-26) on Tuesday, February&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3779],"tags":[7,55906,150,48,736,6,11295,47,76,3883,2666],"class_list":{"0":"post-619854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ds-sports","10":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","11":"tag-magic","12":"tag-men","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-prediction","15":"tag-orlando","16":"tag-orlando-magic","17":"tag-orlandomagic","18":"tag-professional"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116120083092909310","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}