{"id":712384,"date":"2026-04-17T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712384\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:21:27","slug":"hornets-vs-magic-prediction-odds-line-time-2026-nba-play-in-tournament-picks-for-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712384\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets vs. Magic prediction, odds, line, time: 2026 NBA Play-in Tournament picks for Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eastern Conference’s eighth seed in the 2026 NBA playoffs will be on the line when the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> face the Orlando Magic<\/a> in a 2026 NBA Play-in Tournament matchup on Friday night. Charlotte outlasted Miami 127-126 in overtime on Tuesday, while Orlando dropped a 109-97 decision to Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Hornets (44-38), who placed third in the Southeast Division, are 23-18 on the road this season. The Magic (45-37), who were second in the Southeast, were 25-15 on their home court.<\/p>\n

Tipoff from the Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Hornets are a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Hornets vs. Magic odds, while the over\/under for total points scored is 218.5. Before making any Magic vs. Hornets picks,\u00a0check out the Hornets vs. Magic predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered the 2026 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 23-9 roll (72%) on top-rated NBA spread picks this season. Anyone following its\u00a0NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, the model has simulated Hornets vs. Magic<\/a>\u00a010,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks<\/a>. Here are several NBA odds<\/a> and NBA betting<\/a> lines for Magic vs. Hornets:<\/p>\n

Hornets vs. Magic spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charlotte -3.5 at FanDuel\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hornets vs. Magic over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

218.5 points<\/p>\n

Hornets vs. Magic money line:<\/p>\n

Charlotte -165, Orlando +138<\/p>\n

Hornets vs. Magic picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Top Hornets vs. Magic predictions<\/p>\n

After 10,000 simulations of Magic vs. Hornets, SportsLine’s model is\u00a0going Under on the total (218.5).\u00a0The Under has hit in seven of the last 10 head-to-head matchups. The Under has also hit in three of the last four Charlotte games, and in each of the last three Orlando games. The Under has also cleared in the last six Hornets games when the line is between 217 to 220.<\/p>\n

The SportsLine model is projecting the Hornets to have just four players scoring in double figures, led by LaMelo Ball’s<\/a> 23 points. Paolo Banchero<\/a> is projected to lead the Magic with 23.5 points scored, but only four Orlando players will score 13 or more points. The teams are projected to combine for 218 total points, making the Under the value play for anyone making targeting NBA parlay betting<\/a> and NBA picks.\u00a0See the Hornets vs. Magic spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to make Magic vs. Hornets picks<\/p>\n

After simulating each possession 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time.\u00a0You can head to SportsLine to see the model’s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So who wins Magic vs. Hornets, and which side of the spread hits in almost 70% of simulations?\u00a0Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Hornets vs. Magic spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eastern Conference’s eighth seed in the 2026 NBA playoffs will be on the line when the Charlotte…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,473,88804,75792,75791,6,67485,24770,57148,88733,4708,76],"class_list":{"0":"post-712384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-charlotte-hornets","10":"tag-magic-hornets-odds","11":"tag-magic-hornets-picks","12":"tag-magic-hornets-prediction","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-lines","15":"tag-nba-odds","16":"tag-nba-picks-today","17":"tag-nba-play-in-tournament-picks","18":"tag-nba-predictions","19":"tag-orlando-magic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116419789532021476","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712384","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=712384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}