Los Angeles Lakers – Orlando Magic Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 21.11.2024
The Los Angeles Lakers are aiming to win an 8th home game in a row as they take on the Orlando Magic who are on a 6-game win streak. One of those streaks will have to end on Thursday night, which one will it be?
The Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic meet on 21.11.2024, in what is a battle between two teams that met in the 2009 NBA Finals. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) with the home team Lakers favored to get the victory.
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Thu, 21.11.2024, 21:00 |
Orlando Magic |
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8/15 |
13/1 |
13/8 |
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic: Current situation
At 10-4 on the season and 7-0 in home games, the LA Lakers fanbase is extremely pleased with how their team has started off the 2024-25 campaign. Anthony Davis is playing at an MVP level, elevating his scoring to well over 31 points per game. Despite being a month away from his 40th birthday, LeBron James is still racking up numbers in what looks like another All-Star season for him. Head coach JJ Redick deserves a lot of credit for the way his team has played, the Lakers are doing all this with a couple of really important role players being out with injuries.
Orlando knows a thing or two about injuries, but similarly to the Lakers they haven’t been bothered by them too much. The team did struggle for a couple of games after superstar Paolo Banchero went down with an injury, but they’ve now fully recovered and have won 6 in a row and look like they haven’t missed a beat. Defense is the primary weapon of this group, they have the best defensive rating over the past 6 games, holding teams to just 95.6 points per 100 possessions.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Rookie Dalton Knecht led all scorers with 37 points in the latest win for the Lakers on Tuesday, as they beat the Utah Jazz 124-118. That just shows what kind of depth they have at their disposal this season, the team was extremely efficient from the field in that game, hitting on over 55% of their attempts. This is the best start to their season we’ve seen in the LeBron James era, but playing the Magic on Thursday will be their toughest test yet.
Orlando Magic Stats & Form
Banchero is still a couple of weeks away from returning, but the Magic seem to be doing just fine without him. The defense has been elite, opponents have shot just 31.4% from downtown against the Magic in their last 3 games. Rebounding is another area where the Magic have excelled with them allowing just 48.3 boards per game in those games. However, playing as an underdog has not been a pleasant experience this season, they’ve got just 1 win in 6 such games.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic: Head-to-Head
It has been all Lakers in head-to-head meetings with 8 wins in 10 games played. Prior to last season, LA had swept the regular season series 3 consecutive seasons, but Orlando’s 120-101 home win back in November of 2023 ended a 7-game win streak for the Lakers. These two teams have played each other 70 times in the regular season so far, with the Lakers holding a significant 46-24 lead in wins.
Los Angeles Lakers – Orlando Magic Odds
A Lakers home win nets you odds of 8/15 here, while for the Magic to win their 7th game in a row you can get 13/8 odds.
The point total for Thursday’s game is set at just 216.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 216.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Orlando Magic +4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic (21.11.2024)
These two teams are vastly different in terms of their playing styles. The Lakers will try to run you off the court by increasing the tempo, while the Magic are looking to get stops, simply because they haven’t got enough scoring potential on their roster due to the injury to leading scorer Paolo Banchero. There is also another factor to consider here and that’s the fact that the Magic will be playing their 2nd game in two nights, following a match-up with the Clippers on Wednesday. This should give the Lakers an edge in the fatigue department as well, LA will have an extra day off and unlike the Clippers they won’t have to travel in between games. Last year the Magic were pretty bad in back-to-back scenarios, winning just 5 of 15 such games. Without Banchero at their disposal, they might struggle to keep up with the high scoring Lakers here. LA has connected on at least 12 threes in 6 straight games, we see them coming out on top here and covering the spread.
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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