A pair of sliding teams meet when the Orlando Magic (3-6) host the New Orleans Pelicans (3-6) on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The Magic are 5.5-point favorites as they look to break a five-game losing streak against the Pelicans, losers of three straight.

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Magic vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSFL
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Orlando, Florida
• Venue: Kia Center

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Magic vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Magic 115 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Magic vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Magic (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Magic (-8.4)
• Pick OU:

  Over (213.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 221.3

• With their .222 ATS win percentages this year, both the Magic (2-7-0 ATS) and the Pelicans (2-7-0 ATS) have had similar seasons in attempting to cover the spread.
• Orlando covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point favorite or more 33.3% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 5.5 or more (never covered this season).
• Both Orlando and New Orleans games have gone over the point total 66.7% of the time this season.
• The Magic have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (2-1) this season, higher than the .333 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (1-2).

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Magic Performance Insights

• While the Magic rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 105.8 (second-worst), they rank ninth in the league with 109.7 points allowed per contest.
• Orlando is averaging 42.9 boards per game (20th-ranked in league). It is ceding 44.2 rebounds per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Magic are averaging 24.3 assists per game, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Orlando is averaging 14.6 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (13th-ranked).
• The Magic, who are 23rd in the league with 11.7 treys per game, are shooting just 30.3% from beyond the arc, which is worst in the NBA.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively the Pelicans are the 22nd-ranked squad in the NBA (109.3 points per game). On defense they are 23rd (117.8 points allowed per game).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (41.6 per game). It is 11th in rebounds allowed (42.9 per game).
• The Pelicans are 20th in the NBA in assists (24.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 13th in the league in committing them (13.6 per game). It is 13th in forcing them (14.2 per game).
• With 11.7 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc, the Pelicans are 23rd and 11th in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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