NBA Best Bets: Pistons vs. Magic Picks for January 1
Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Orlando Magic (20-14) are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Detroit Pistons (14-18) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on FDSDET and FDSFL.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?
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Pistons vs. Magic Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
- TV: FDSDET and FDSFL
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Pistons vs. Magic Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Magic (+ 1.5)
- Against the spread, Detroit is 16-16-0 this year.
- Orlando has 19 wins in 34 games against the spread this year.
- The Pistons have won twice ATS (2-7) as a 1.5-point favorite or more this year.
- Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Magic are 5-8.
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Pick OU:
Over (211.5)
- In 24 of 32 games this season, the Pistons and their opponents have combined to score more than 211.5 points.
- The Magic have played 15 games this season that have gone over 211.5 combined points scored.
- Detroit has an average point total of 223.1 in its outings this year, 11.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Orlando has had an average of 214.1 points scored in its games so far this season, 2.6 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pistons score the 17th-most points in the league this season, while the Magic’s offense puts up the 15th-most.
- The Magic have surrendered the seventh-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Pistons have given up the 21st-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Magic (+100)
- The Pistons have won four of the nine games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Magic have been victorious in three, or 23.1%, of the 13 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Detroit has won four of its nine games, or 44.4%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- This year, Orlando has won three of 12 games when listed as at least +100 or better on the moneyline.
- The Pistons have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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