Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 21/11/2024, 05:48  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 21/11/2024 at 05:51 in NBA Predictions

The final match on Friday in the NBA will see the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Orlando Magic at crypto.com Arena. The Lakers (10-4) are third in the Western Conference, while the Magic (9-7) are fourth in the East. Let’s get into the match prediction. 

The Los Angeles Lakers have been the hottest team in the league lately and recorded their sixth consecutive victory, beating the Utah Jazz 124-118 at this venue on Wednesday morning. 

Dalton Knecht ended with an incredible 37 points including a career-high nine three-pointers, while MVP’s Anthony Davis and LeBron James both added 26 points to the tally. 

The Lakers are now the sixth-highest-scoring team in the league this season (117.3 PPG), but they could use improvement on defence where they are averaging 116.0 PPG against (24th in the NBA).

Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic were denied a seventh straight victory last night when they were beaten 104-93 by the Los Angeles Clippers on the road.

Anthony Black led the team with 17 points, but they were very poor in the second half when they scored just 39 points, which allowed the Clippers to pull away to victory.

The Magic are third-bottom in the scoring charts, putting up just 106.0 points per game, but they have balanced that with the league’s best defence, which is allowing just 102.3 PPG.