NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Hornets Picks for November 25

Published 11:33 pm Sunday, November 24, 2024

The Charlotte Hornets (6-10) host the Orlando Magic (11-7) after winning four home games in a row. The Magic are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Our computer predictions below will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Monday’s game.

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Magic vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • TV: FDSSE and FDSFL
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Magic vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Franz Wagner Over 27.5 PTS

  • Franz Wagner has recorded 23.6 points per game in the 2024-25 season, 3.9 points less than Monday’s points prop total.
  • Wagner has gone up against a points prop bet in 19 games this season, and he’s gone over 12 times.
  • The Magic are the NBA’s 27th-ranked scoring team (107 points per game), while the Hornets are 22nd defensively in terms of points conceded per game (115.2).
  • When Orlando puts up more than 115.2 points, its record is 5-0.

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LaMelo Ball Over 30.5 PTS

  • Monday’s prop bet for LaMelo Ball is 30.5 points, 0.3 more than his season average.
  • Ball is 11-for-16 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
  • The 20th-ranked scoring NBA team (110.6 points per game) is Charlotte, while Orlando ranks first in the league defensively (103.1 conceded per game).
  • When scoring more points than 103.1, Charlotte is 5-7.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)

  • Against the spread, Orlando is 10-8-0 this year.
  • Charlotte has beaten the spread 10 times in 16 games.
  • Against the spread as 5.5-point favorites or more, the Magic are 5-2.
  • The Hornets’ ATS record as 5.5-point underdogs or greater is 5-5.

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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 seven times.
  • Hornets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 213.5 points in 12 of 16 outings.
  • The average total in Orlando’s games this season is 216.7, 3.2 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Charlotte’s matchups this season is 224.3, 10.8 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Hornets are the NBA’s 24th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Magic.
  • This contest features the league’s ninth-ranked (Hornets) and 11th-ranked (Magic) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-225)

  • This season, the Magic have won nine out of the 11 games, or 81.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Hornets have been underdogs in 15 games this season and have come away with the win five times (33.3%) in those contests.
  • This season, Orlando has won five of its six games when favored by at least -225 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Charlotte has come away with a win two times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +185 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Magic, based on the moneyline, is 69.2%.

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