The Magic are -4.5 favorites vs. the Pelicans<\/p>\n
Total (Over\/Under): 236.5 points<\/p>\n
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The Orlando Magic visit Smoothie King Center to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm in New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n
The Magic are betting favorites in this NBA matchup, with the spread sitting at -4.5 (-110).<\/p>\n
The Magic vs Pelicans Over\/Under is 236.5 total points for the game.<\/p>\n
So far this NBA season, the Magic are 34-42 against the spread, while the Pelicans are 43-34 against the spread.<\/p>\n
Bet now on Pelicans vs Magic and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/a><\/p>\n Magic vs. Pelicans Odds, Over\/Under & Moneyline <\/p>\n SpreadOver \/ UnderMoneylineOrlando Magic-4.5 -110O 236.5 -110-210New Orleans Pelicans +4.5 -110U 236.5 -110+170<\/p>\n Pelicans vs Magic Prediction for Tonight\u2019s Game:<\/p>\n The winning team model predicts the Magic will win Sunday\u2018s game with 57.7% confidence, factoring in game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups for both Magic and Pelicans.<\/p>\n Pelicans vs Magic Spread Prediction:<\/p>\n Based on recent against-the-spread (ATS) trends, the model predicts the Magic will cover the spread for Sunday\u2018s game with 54.9% confidence.<\/p>\n Bet now on Pelicans vs Magic and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/p>\n Magic Best Bets for Tonight:<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have hit the 3Q Game Total Over in 23 of their last 35 games (+11.50 Units \/ 28% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have hit the 1Q Game Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+10.50 Units \/ 19% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have hit the Game Total Over in 12 of their last 15 games (+8.70 Units \/ 53% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have hit the 1H Moneyline in 22 of their last 40 away games (+8.30 Units \/ 16% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have covered the 1H Spread in 25 of their last 40 away games (+7.65 Units \/ 17% ROI)<\/p>\n Pelicans Best Bets for Tonight:<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 3Q Moneyline in 19 of their last 30 games at home (+11.85 Units \/ 33% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Moneyline in 24 of their last 40 games (+11.10 Units \/ 23% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the 3Q Spread in 21 of their last 30 games at home (+10.95 Units \/ 32% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the Spread in 19 of their last 30 games at home (+8.00 Units \/ 24% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Game Total Under in 30 of their last 50 games (+7.50 Units \/ 13% ROI)<\/p>\n Orlando Magic Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:<\/p>\n Against the spread this NBA season, the Magic have gone 34-42 (-12.25 Units \/ -14.45% ROI).<\/p>\n 41-36 against the Moneyline (-10.65 Units \/ -6.22% ROI)<\/p>\n 43-34 against the Over for game total points (+5.6 Units \/ 6.61% ROI)<\/p>\n 34-43 against the Under for game total points (-13.3 Units \/ -15.7% ROI)<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:<\/p>\n Against the spread this NBA season, the Pelicans have gone 43-34 (+5.6 Units \/ 6.53% ROI).<\/p>\n 25-53 against the Moneyline (-19.5 Units \/ -20.06% ROI)<\/p>\n 38-40 against the Over for game total points (-6 Units \/ -6.99% ROI)<\/p>\n 40-38 against the Under for game total points (-1.8 Units \/ -2.1% ROI)<\/p>\n Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Pelicans:<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only covered the 4Q Spread in 17 of their last 50 games (-21.85 Units \/ -37% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 2Q Game Total Over in 20 of their last 50 games (-14.75 Units \/ -25% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 4Q Moneyline in 18 of their last 50 games (-13.90 Units \/ -25% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 2H Game Total Over in 19 of their last 45 games (-11.36 Units \/ -22% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the Team Total Over in 21 of their last 50 games (-11.35 Units \/ -20% ROI)<\/p>\n Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Magic:<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have only hit the 2H Moneyline in 18 of their last 50 games (-23.55 Units \/ -32% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have only hit the 3Q Game Total Under in 17 of their last 50 games (-18.65 Units \/ -33% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have only hit the 1Q Game Total Over in 18 of their last 50 games (-18.25 Units \/ -31% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have only covered the 2H Spread in 19 of their last 50 games (-16.84 Units \/ -29% ROI)<\/p>\n The Orlando Magic have only hit the 3Q Moneyline in 20 of their last 50 games (-16.35 Units \/ -23% ROI)<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/p>\n Orlando Magic: Keys to the Game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n The Magic are 31-10 (.756) when making 15 or more three-pointers since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 6th best among NBA teams; League Avg: .643<\/p>\n The Magic are 28-2 (.933) when their eFG is 60% or better since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 4th best among NBA teams; League Avg: .843<\/p>\n The Magic are 40-13 (.755) when shooting 40% or better from three since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 8th best among NBA teams; League Avg: .695<\/p>\n The Magic are 16-4 (.800) when shooting 40% or better from three this season \u2014 tied for 10th best among NBA teams; League Avg: .697<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans: Keys to the Game vs. the Orlando Magic<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 1-19 (.050) when allowing their opponent to shoot 40% or better from three this season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .303<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 9-60 (.130) when allowing their opponent to shoot 40% or better from three since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .305<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 14-32 (.304) when attempting 25 or more free throws this season \u2014 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .559<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 4-4 (.500) when allowing fewer than 10 second chance points this season \u2014 tied for 8th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .604<\/p>\n Orlando Magic Offensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Magic are shooting 34% from three (2,730\/8,092) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%<\/p>\n The Magic have a 29% free throw rate (5,990 free throw attempts\/20,789 field goal attempts) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd highest among NBA teams; League Avg: 25%<\/p>\n The Magic have 27.2 free throw attempts per game this season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 23.6<\/p>\n The Magic are shooting 33% from three (1,827\/5,524) since the start of the 2024-25 season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Offensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 60.4 points in the paint per game (2,356 points\/39 games) at home this season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.8<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 29.6 points in the paint per game (2,306 points\/78 games) in the first half this season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: 25.2<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 57.2 points in the paint per game (4,460 points\/78 games) this season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.7<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 16.6 fast break points per game (1,297 points\/78 games) this season \u2014 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 15.2<\/p>\n Orlando Magic Defensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Magic have allowed 12.4 second chance points per game (2,982 points\/241 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 best among NBA defenses; League Avg: 14.3<\/p>\n The Magic have averaged 34.0 defensive rebounds per game (8,205 rebounds\/241 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 tied for 4th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 35.1<\/p>\n The Magic have averaged 5.3 blocks per game (643 blocks\/122 games) at home since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 tied for 10th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 5.1<\/p>\n The Magic have averaged 8.5 steals per game (2,050 steals\/241 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 8th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.0<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Defensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 34.1 defensive rebounds per game (2,656 rebounds\/78 games) this season \u2014 10th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 34.8<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 34.4 defensive rebounds per game (8,326 rebounds\/242 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 8th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 35.1<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 8.2 steals per game (997 steals\/122 games) on the road since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 tied for 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.1<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 5.2 blocks per game (404 blocks\/78 games) this season \u2014 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 4.8<\/p>\n Bet now on Pelicans vs Magic and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/a><\/p>\n Bet on NBA Odds at BetMGM<\/p>\n At BetMGM<\/a>, you can bet online<\/a> with updated NBA betting odds<\/a>. 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