NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Trail Blazers Picks for January 23

Published 11:34 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Orlando Magic (23-22) will try to break a four-game win streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (15-28) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Kia Center as 8.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and FDSFL.

Our computer predictions for Thursday’s game will assist you in placing an informed wager taking advantage of the best bets out there.

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Magic vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

  • When: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
  • TV: KATU, KUNP, and FDSFL
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Magic vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 8.5)

  • Orlando has beaten the spread 23 times in 45 games.
  • Portland is 22-21-0 against the spread this year.
  • Against the spread as 8.5-point favorites or more, the Magic are 6-1.
  • Against the spread as 8.5-point underdogs or more, the Trail Blazers are 10-8.

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Pick OU:

Over (211.5)

  • The Magic and their opponents have gone over 211.5 combined points in 19 of 45 games this season.
  • The Trail Blazers have played 31 games this season that have had more than 211.5 combined points scored.
  • The average total in Orlando’s games this season is 213.4, 1.9 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Portland’s average game total this season has been 224.6, 13.1 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Trail Blazers are the NBA’s 24th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 20th-ranked Magic.
  • This contest features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Trail Blazers) and 11th-ranked (Magic) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-450)

  • This season, the Magic have won 18 out of the 24 games, or 75%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Trail Blazers have won in 14, or 35%, of the 40 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Orlando has been at least a -450 moneyline favorite four times this season and won all of those games.
  • This season, Portland has come away with a win three times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +340 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Magic have a 81.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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