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The Orlando Magic (18-37) visit the Toronto Raptors (22-34) Friday for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Toronto’s 2020-21 home of Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Below, we analyze the Magic-Raptors odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.

The Magic are 14th in the Eastern Conference. They snapped a six-game losing skid with a 115-106 road win over the Chicago Bulls Wednesday. Five of those losses were by double-digits.

The Raptors, 11th in the East, ended a two-game slide with a 117-112 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs Wednesday.

Toronto has won back-to-back games just once in its last 25 games while going 6-19 since Feb. 23.

The Raptors won and covered the spread in each of the first two head-to-head meetings this season. Toronto won 123-108 Feb. 2, behind a 54-point effort from SG Fred VanVleet.

Magic at Raptors: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:03 p.m. ET.

• Money line: Magic +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Raptors -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
• Against the spread/ATS: Magic +2.5 (-110) | Raptors -2.5 (-110)
• Over/Under: 212.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Magic at Raptors: Key injuries

Magic

• C Mo Bamba (hip) questionable
• SG Michael Carter-Williams (ankle) out
• PF Otto Porter Jr. (foot) out

Raptors

• SF OG Anunoby (rest) out
• SF DeAndre’ Bembry (hamstring) doubtful
• PG Kyle Lowry (rest) out
• PF Pascal Siakam (rest) out
• SG Gary Trent Jr. (ankle) doubtful

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Magic at Raptors: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Magic 107, Raptors 102

Money line (ML)

The MAGIC (+115) are worth a shot as modest road underdogs. VanVleet returns from a seven-game absence Friday, but the Raptors are opting to rest three key starters and Trent is likely to sit due to injury.

There can’t be any stock put into the season’s first two meetings. Both clubs have turned their attention toward the draft lottery after selling at the trade deadline.

With all the injuries and missing bodies, the Magic lead the NBA with 48.7 bench points per game across their last 10 outings. The Raptors are just 29th with 26.7 points off the bench per game over their last 10.

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Against the spread (ATS)

Get some insurance with the MAGIC +2.5 (-110) on the spread. They’re last for the season in field-goal percentage and are just 25th from 3-point range. Toronto has the edge in efficiency from beyond the arc and from the free-throw line.

Over/Under (O/U)

UNDER 212.5 (-110) is the play with the talent missing Friday night in Tampa.

The Raptors and Magic rank 27th and 22nd, respectively, in 3-point percentage over their last 10 games.

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The Toronto Raptors (7-12) host the Orlando Magic (8-12) Sunday for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. The Raptors have lost three in a row while the Magic dropped each of their past two. Below, we analyze the Magic-Raptors NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

Magic at Raptors: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.

• Money line: Magic +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Raptors -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
• Against the spread/ATS: Magic +5.5 (-110) | Raptors -5.5 (-110)
• Over/Under: 216.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Magic at Raptors: Key injuries

Magic

• PF Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out
• PG Michael Carter-Williams (foot) out
• PG Markelle Fultz (knee) out
• PF Jonathan Isaac (knee) out

Raptors

• SF OG Anunoby (calf) out
• SG Norman Powell (quadriceps) doubtful

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Magic at Raptors: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Raptors 114, Magic 106

Money line (ML)

The RAPTORS (-225) will snap their three-game losing skid and add to the troubles of the injury-ravaged Magic. Orlando has lost 10 of its last 12 games coming into this two-game set against Toronto. The Raptors won each of the last eight games in this head-to-head series going back to the 2018-19 postseason.

There are few things Orlando is doing well on offense. The Magic are last in the NBA in effective field-goal percentage, and they’re 28th in offensive rating.

Orlando is seventh in the Association with 13.8 turnovers committed per game, but the Raptors are second with 17.1 turnovers forced per game. The Magic have a big advantage on the glass, especially at the offensive end, but those extra looks haven’t turned into points.

Against the spread (ATS)

Take the RAPTORS -5.5 (-110) to win by at least 5 points. Just two of the Magic’s last eight losses were played within a 5-point margin. Toronto’s strength this season has been the play of guards Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell. The backcourt is where Orlando is most hurt by injuries and the Raptors have the personnel to exploit the weakness.

Over/Under (O/U)

Bet the OVER 216.5 (-110). Both teams allow more than 110 points per game. Orlando ranks 22nd in pace (possessions per game), but it still ranks fifth in field-goal attempts per game. Toronto attempts a league-high 42.6 3-pointers per game and Orlando is just 15th in opponent’s 3-point percentage while allowing opponents to hit at a 36.7% clip from beyond the arc.

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