The Orlando Magic (28-41) play the 2nd game of a 4-game Western Conference road trip Thursday against the Phoenix Suns (37-32). Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Footprint Center (NB TV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Magic vs. Suns odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Magic are coming off a 132-114 road loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, failing to cover the 7-point spread as underdogs. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
The Suns have lost 3 straight games, the last a 116-104 loss Tuesday to the Milwaukee Bucks as 1-point home underdogs.
The Magic beat the Suns at home 114-107 on Nov. 11 in their only other meeting this season. They won outright as 7-point underdogs.
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Magic at Suns odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:19 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Magic +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Suns -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Magic +7.5 (-105) | Suns -7.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 228.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Magic at Suns key injuries
Magic
- G Gary Harris (hip) questionable
- F Jonathan Isaac (abductor) out
Suns
- F Torrey Craig (heel) probable
- F Kevin Durant (ankle) out
- F Josh Okogie (nose) available
- G Landry Shamet (foot) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Magic at Suns picks and predictions
Prediction
Suns 126, Magic 118
Moneyline
The Magic are only 12-22 on the road this season, but are 6-3 in their last 9 road games. The Suns are 22-12 at home and, while they have lost 3 straight games, should not have too much trouble against Orlando.
But there is no point wagering 3 times what you can win on this game for the Suns to win.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Magic are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10. The Suns have failed to cover the spread in their last 3, but prior to that, they had 6 straight games without an ATS loss.
The Suns are 18-15-1 ATS at home, which is matched by the Magic’s identical mark on the road.
After 3 straight losses, I am anticipating a bounceback performance from Phoenix.
BET SUNS -7.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Magic have allowed more than 130 points in 3 of their last 4 games. The Suns are averaging 115.9 points per game over their last 10.
The Over is 5-0 in the Magic’s last 5 games while the Over is 4-0 in the Suns’ last 4 home games against teams with a losing road record like the Magic.
BET OVER 228.5 (-108).
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