The Orlando Magic were eighth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 30-35 when the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended. Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds of the Magic winning the NBA Championship once play resumes with a 22-team format in Orlando, Fla. later this summer.
Orlando Magic season recap
Orlando was playing solid basketball when the campaign was shuttered on March 11. From Feb. 10-March 10, the Magic went 8-4 over a dozen games. Orlando wasn’t playing a tough schedule over that stretch, but the team was shooting the ball better — especially from beyond the 3-point arc — and forcing more turnovers.
The Magic’s 106.4 points per game for the season turned into 120.8 PPG over that final stretch. The soft schedule was one-third comprised of games against the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves, which both rank in the league’s bottom-3 in PPG allowed.
The Magic went 8-1 against the spread over their last nine games. The Over was 12-0 in the Magic’s most recent dozen contests.
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Orlando Magic NBA Championship odds
Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Orlando is +25000 to win the 2019-20 NBA Championship. The Orlando-based NBA restart has the Magic pegged about right. There isn’t enough value here for a team that is 11-18-2 (37.9%) ATS at home.
The team’s most recent stretch would be more compelling from a betting standpoint if it had included more quality opponents and if it weren’t coming on the heels of going 2-10 (being outscored by a double-digit average) in the 12 games prior (Jan. 16-Feb. 8).
Orlando Magic Eastern Conference odds
The Magic are at +10000 to win the Eastern Conference. It would be reasonable to want more out of both plays; I see the overall value for hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy — unlikely as that may be — as the better of these two plays. But it’d be best to look elsewhere for third-tier darkhorse action.
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