The Oklahoma City Thunder (1-3) and Orlando Magic (4-1) meet at Amway Center Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in Orlando. Below, we analyze the Thunder-Magic NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Thunder at Magic: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Thunder +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Magic -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Thunder +7.5 (-110) | Magic -7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 218.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Thunder at Magic: Key Injuries
Thunder
- SF Trevor Ariza (personal) out
- SG Ty Jerome (ankle) out
Magic
- SF Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out
- SF Jeff Ennis III (calf) out
- SF Evan Fournier (back) questionable
- PF Jonathan Isaac (knee) out
- PF Chuma Okeke (knee) out
- SG Terrence Ross (hamstring) probable
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Thunder at Magic: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Magic 114, Thunder 100
Money line (ML)
The Magic (-350) pounded the Thunder by a 118-107 score in OKC Dec. 29 before the calendar flipped to 2021. The year number might have changed, but these teams are basically the same from last week.
Don’t expect OKC to return the favor in O-Town. Still, Orlando is a bit pricey. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
MAGIC -7.5 (-110) is the play on their home court. They topped the Thunder at Chesapeake Arena last week by 11 points, covering a 6.5-point number. No reason to believe Orlando won’t cover again.
They’re 4-1 ATS in their five outings so far, although they were dusted last time out on their home floor against Philadelphia.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 218.5 (-110) is worth a small-unit play. By NBA standards today, these teams don’t light up the scoreboard, especially the visitors. OKC is averaging just 101.3 PPG, which is 29th in the league during the early going. Both are just middling teams defensively, too.
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- 5 best OKC transactions of the year (Thunder Wire)
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