NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Raptors Picks for January 3
Published 11:33 pm Thursday, January 2, 2025
The Orlando Magic (20-15) are just 1.5-point favorites as they attempt to break a three-game road losing streak when they take on the Toronto Raptors (8-26) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET on SportsNet and FDSFL.
If you hope to gain an edge on Friday’s game, check out the best bets available in this article (according to our computer predictions).
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Magic vs. Raptors Game Info
- When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario
- TV: SportsNet and FDSFL
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Magic vs. Raptors Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Magic (- 1.5)
- Orlando is 19-16-0 against the spread this season.
- Toronto has covered the spread 21 times in 34 games.
- Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Magic are 14-7.
- The Raptors have an ATS record of 20-11 as 1.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Over (215.5)
- The Magic and their opponents have gone over 215.5 combined points in 12 of 35 games this season.
- The Raptors have combined with their opponents to score more than 215.5 points in 25 of 34 games this season.
- Orlando’s matchups this year have an average total of 214, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Toronto’s matchups this season is 228.5, 13 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Raptors are the league’s 12th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Magic.
- The Raptors have allowed the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Magic have given up the ninth-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-120)
- The Magic have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 17, or 81%, of those games.
- The Raptors have been underdogs in 31 games this season and have come away with the win seven times (22.6%) in those contests.
- This season, Orlando has won 16 of its 19 games, or 84.2%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- This season, Toronto has come away with a win six times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Magic.
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