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New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
The New Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic will face off at the Smoothie King Center in the NBA on Thursday night. The Pels (18-48) are 14th in the Western Conference, while the Magic (30-36) are eighth in the East. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The New Orleans Pelicans will be hoping to build up some momentum here after ending their four-match losing streak with a 127-120 victory over the Clippers on Tuesday.
Zion Williamson produced a triple-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, while as a team, New Orleans shot an impressive 55% from the field and 17 of 31 from beyond the arc.
The Pels are still bottom 10 on both ends though, 22nd for points scored (111.0) and 26th for points against (119.1 PPG).
Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic have not been good lately and suffered their sixth loss in their last seven games on Monday, defeated by the Rockets 97-84 on the road.
Only two Orlando players managed double-digits in that match, while as a team, they shot just 32% from the field and made eight of 32 from long range.
The Magic are at completely opposite ends of the scoring charts this season, last in points scored per game (104.3) but first for points against (106.1).
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The Best Betting Odds for New Orleans Pelicans v Orlando Magic Match
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2.05 | 1.8 |
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2.12 | 1.76 |
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1.95 | 1.83 |
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2 | 1.8 |
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2.05 | 1.8 |
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2.08 | 1.77 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Basketball game?
Our prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic match is: New Orleans Pelicans +2.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic game on 13/03/2025 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 39.61% chance to pick up the win against Orlando Magic according to Tonybet ⭐ with the odds of 2.12.
- There is a probability of 60.39% ⭐ for Orlando Magic to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 1.83 at Betway.
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New Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic's standings in the NBA
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New Orleans Pelicans - Orlando Magic Key Points
- The team installed as the underdog has won the last four games between these sides at this venue.
- The Magic have lost six of their last seven games.
- The Magic have lost four of their last five away games when installed as favourites.
- The Magic are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Prediction
The Magic are understandably showing up as marginal favourites in this match, but they have been in wretched form of late and were especially poor in their last outing when they only managed 84 points.
Given that the Pels only have 18 wins this season, it’s hard to back them with much confidence nightly, but they did look much better against the Clippers on Tuesday, and we feel they could edge this one if McCollum and Williamson can stay hot. Our Orlando Magic vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction is New Orleans Pelicans +2.5.
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