The Portland Trail Blazers (26-35) visit the Orlando Magic (27-33) Monday at Amway Center for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Trail Blazers-Magic sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
Trail Blazers at Magic: Key Injuries
Trail Blazers
- PF Zach Collins (shoulder) out
- SG Rodney Hood (Achilles) out
- PG Damian Lillard (groin) out
- PF Jusuf Nurkic (leg) out
- SG Anfernee Simons (ankle) questionable
Magic
- SF Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out
- SG Jonathan Isaac (knee) out
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Trail Blazers at Magic: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Magic 111, Trail Blazers 99
Moneyline (ML)
The Trail Blazers (+230) wrap up a three-game Eastern Conference road trip Monday. They’ve lost three straight games and six of their last seven coming into the day, including a 129-117 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Saturday. The Magic (-295) took a 114-113 loss on the road against the San Antonio Spurs Saturday, but they had previously won five of their last six games.
Injuries continue to hamper the Blazers, especially the absence of Lillard, who’s averaging 7.3 more points per game than any of his teammates, while also leading the team with 7.9 assists per game. Portland is just 10-22 on the road for the season and Orlando is 16-14 on home court. PASS on the moneyline bet, as the Magic are likely to win, but there’s just too much chalk involved in the odds for the outright win. Look to the spread.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Back the MAGIC (-6.5, -115) to win by at least 7 points. The Magic are just 11-18-1 against the spread at home for the season, but the Blazers (+6.5, -106) are just 13-19 ATS on the road. Five of Portland’s last six losses came by margins greater than 7 points. The Magic’s last two wins were by double-digits.
Orlando is 9-9 ATS as a home favorite but it wins those games by an average of 8.0 PPG. Portland is 9-13 ATS as a road underdog and loses those games by 8.0 PPG.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the UNDER 221.5 (+100) at even money as the more profitable side of the total bet. Only the defending champion Toronto Raptors allow fewer points per game to their opponents than Orlando’s 106.5 PPG allowed. Add in the absence of Lillard for the visitors and the Magic’s 28th-ranked 105.3 PPG, and this falls well short of the projection.
Esten’s NBA betting record: 202-177
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