The Orlando Magic are looking to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Orlando was the underdog in its last four losses, though, covering the spread in two of them.<\/p>\n
Of course, the Pacers are no strangers to losing streaks themselves, having dropped their last 16 contests. They did just barely cover as +16 underdogs in a 15-point loss in San Antonio on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Magic took the first two meetings this season, 112-110 in Indiana and 135-127 at home.<\/p>\n
The oddsmakers have the Magic as home favorites at the best betting sites<\/a> on Let\u2019s take a look at the odds, a player prop, and my prediction for Monday night\u2019s NBA matchup.<\/p>\n Pacers vs. Magic Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Pacers +12.5 (-105)Magic -12.5 (-115)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n \u00a0231.5 (Over -110\/Under -110)Pacers vs. Magic How to WatchDate: Monday, March 23Time: 7:00 p.m.\u00a0Venue: Kia CenterHow to Watch (TV): FDSN IN, FDSN FLPacers record: 15-56Magic record: 38-32Pacers vs. Magic Injury ReportsPacers Injury ReportJohnny Furphy \u2013 OutTyrese Haliburton \u2013 OutAndrew Nembhard \u2013 QuestionableAaron Nesmith \u2013 QuestionableTaelon Peter \u2013 QuestionablePascal Siakam \u2013 QuestionableJalen Slawson \u2013 QuestionableEthan Thompson \u2013 QuestionableObi Toppin \u2013 QuestionableIvica Zubac \u2013 OutMagic Injury ReportAnthony Black \u2013 OutJonathan Isaac \u2013 OutJalen Suggs \u2013 OutFranz Wagner \u2013 OutPacers vs. Magic Best NBA Prop Bets<\/p>\n Magic Best NBA Prop Bet<\/p>\n Wendell Carter Jr. OVER 11.5 Points (-125)<\/a><\/p>\n Wendell Carter Jr. scored 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting against the Pacers back in January, and I see no reason he can\u2019t put up at least a dozen points tonight. The Orlando center has gone OVER 11.5 points in four of his last five games, with the lone outlier being 11 points against the Thunder last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n Carter Jr. averages 11.8 points per game on the season, and the Pacers allow 15.7 points per game to centers.<\/p>\n Pacers vs. Magic Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n The Pacers\u2019 season was lost months ago due to injuries, and it appears as if they\u2019ve completely given up since the All-Star break. They\u2019ve lost all 16 games since the break, and their defense has been particularly bad as of late.<\/p>\n Indiana has gone OVER the total in 4 straight games and 8 of its last 10. Going back to February 20, the Pacers have gone OVER in 12 of 15 games.<\/p>\n The Pacers are routinely allowing at least 120 points per game, and they\u2019re usually putting up at least 110 themselves. This game should fly OVER the total in Orlando.<\/p>\n Pick: OVER 231.5 (-110)<\/a><\/p>\n Unlock $200 in bonus bets \u2014 all without a promo code for DraftKings<\/a>. Sign up and place a $5 bet and you will receive $200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orlando Magic are looking to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Indiana Pacers on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,113,126,3866,6,114],"class_list":{"0":"post-674856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indiana-pacers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-indiana","10":"tag-indiana-pacers","11":"tag-indianapacers","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-pacers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116279638032749876","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674856","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=674856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Monday night.<\/p>\n