NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Pelicans Picks for November 8
Published 11:39 pm Thursday, November 7, 2024
The Orlando Magic (3-6) bring a five-game losing streak into a home matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans (3-6), losers of three straight. The Pelicans are underdogs by 4.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET (on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSFL) on Friday, November 8, 2024.
If you hope to make an informed wager on Friday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).
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Magic vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSFL
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Magic vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Magic (- 4.5)
- Orlando has posted two wins against the spread this season.
- New Orleans has won twice against the spread this season.
- The Magic have won once ATS (1-2) as a 4.5-point favorite or more this season.
- As a 4.5-point underdog or greater, the Pelicans have one win ATS (1-1) this season.
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Pick OU:
Over (213.5)
- Magic games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 213.5 points five times.
- Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 213.5 points in seven of nine outings.
- Orlando has an average point total of 219.9 in its contests this year, 6.4 more points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has a 222.9-point average over/under in its outings this season, 9.4 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s seventh-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Magic.
- This matchup features the NBA’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and 22nd-ranked (Magic) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-185)
- This season, the Magic have won two out of the three games in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in three games this year and have walked away with the win one time (33.3%) in those games.
- Orlando has a record of 2-1 when it’s favored by -185 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win one time in two chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Magic have a 64.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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