The Portland Trail Blazers (17-25) continue with the Eastern Conference road trip Monday when they take on the lowly Orlando Magic (8-36). Tip-off is 7 p.m. ET at Amway Center. Below, we look at the Trail Blazers vs. Magic odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Blazers have started to come out of an awful stretch. They have won three of their last four games after going 4-16 over their previous 20 outings. Portland has split the first two games of their six-game road trip and is coming off a 115-110 victory over the Washington Wizards Saturday.
The Magic snapped a 10-game losing skid Friday with a 116-109 road win over the Charlotte Hornets but then followed that up with a 108-92 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday. They are at home for one game against the Blazers before going on the road again.
Trail Blazers at Magic odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Trail Blazers -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Magic +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers -1.5 (-115) | Magic +1.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 217.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Trail Blazers at Magic key injuries
Trail Blazers
- F CJ Elleby (ankle) doubtful
- G Damian Lillard (core) out
- F Larry Nance Jr. (knee) out
- F Norman Powell (COVID recovery) questionable
- C Cody Zeller (knee) out
Magic
- C Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) out
- G Michael Carter-Williams (ankle) out
- G Markelle Fultz (knee) out
- F Jonathan Isaac (knee) out
- G E’Twaun Moore (knee) out
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Trail Blazers at Magic odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 115, Magic 109
Money line
The Blazers are tied for the fewest road wins in the league. They are 3-14 away from home, but the Magic have the worst home record in the league at 2-15.
The Magic have not lost fewer than two consecutive games and are currently on a one-game losing skid.
The Blazers only have 17 wins this season but 12 have come when favored.
Take the TRAIL BLAZERS (-130).
Against the spread
The Magic are 20-24 ATS this season, which outdoes the Blazers’ 16-26 ATS mark. Portland has the second-worst ATS record in the league, but this is not a spread the Magic will cover without winning the game.
The Blazers are 10-12 ATS when favored this season and have covered the spread in three of their last four games.
The Magic are 5-3 ATS in their last eight games, but I can’t pick them to cover when they are only 1.5-point underdogs since I don’t expect them to win the game.
Take the TRAIL BLAZERS -1.5 (-115).
Over/Under
This is an interesting matchup in the fact that the Magic are 28th in the league in scoring, but the Blazers have the worst defensive rating in the league.
The Magic are only 24th in defensive rating, so there should be some points in this game. Even bad offensive teams can score points against bad defensive teams.
Take OVER 217.5 (-115).
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