The Charlotte Hornets (7-9) travel to meet the Orlando Magic (7-10) at Amway Arena on Monday for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Hornets-Magic NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Hornets at Magic: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:40 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hornets -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Magic +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hornets -1.5 (-110) | Magic +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 213.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hornets at Magic: Key Injuries
Hornets
- G Grant Riller (knee) out
Magic
- F Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out
- G Michael Carter-Williams (foot) out
- G Markelle Fultz (knee) out
- F Aaron Gordon (hip) questionable
- G Jonathan Isaac (knee) out
- F Chuma Okeke (knee) out
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Hornets at Magic: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hornets 103, Magic 99
Money line (ML)
The HORNETS (-120) and the Magic (+100) run it back just 24 hours after Sunday’s 107-104 by Charlotte. Orlando is skidding hard, losing eight of their past nine games. As such, the Hornets are the play on the money line as they look for the two-game sweep in O-Town.
Against the spread (ATS)
The HORNETS -1.5 (-110) are worth a light play, although I like them better on the money line for a slightly higher price, not having to worry about the points. Orlando is just 2-7 ATS across the past nine, however, and Charlotte is 7-2 ATS during the same span.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 213.5 (-110) is the play in nearly any second end of a back-to-back set. We’ll have plenty of tired legs as the team’s should be quite a bit sluggish, at least to start. The Under is also 6-0 in Orlando’s past six games at home, too, and 10-2 in Charlotte’s past 12 following a straight-up win, so there’s that.
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