NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Pelicans Picks for November 8

Published 5:23 am Friday, November 8, 2024

The Orlando Magic (3-6) will attempt to end a five-game losing streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (3-6) at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, November 8, 2024 as 5.5-point favorites. The Pelicans have lost three games in a row.

If you hope to gain an edge on Friday’s game, check out the best bets available below (based on our computer predictions).

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Magic vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSFL
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Magic vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Jalen Suggs Over 18.5 PTS

  • The 18.5-point total set for Jalen Suggs on Friday is 1.2 more points than his per-game scoring average.
  • In 10 games this season with a points prop total, Suggs has gone over the total five times.
  • The Magic are the NBA’s 29th-ranked scoring team (105.8 points per game), while the Pelicans are 23rd defensively in terms of points conceded per game (117.8).

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Zion Williamson Over 25.5 PTS

  • The 22.7 points Zion Williamson has scored per game this season is 2.8 fewer than his prop total set for Friday (25.5).
  • He has hit the over three times on a points prop this season (in 10 tries).
  • New Orleans’ squad is currently the 22nd-ranked scoring team in the NBA (109.3 points per game), while Orlando is ninth in points conceded (109.7 per game).
  • When scoring more points than 109.7, New Orleans is 2-2.

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Pick ATS: Magic (- 5.5)

  • Orlando has won twice against the spread this season.
  • New Orleans has won twice against the spread this year.
  • The Magic have one win ATS (1-2) as a 5.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • The Pelicans don’t have a win ATS (0-1) as a 5.5-point underdog or greater this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (213.5)

  • In five games this season, the Magic and their opponents have scored more than 213.5 total points.
  • The Pelicans have played seven games this season that ended with a combined score over 213.5 points.
  • The average total in Orlando’s outings this year is 219.9, 6.4 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has a 222.9-point average over/under in its contests this season, 9.4 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s seventh-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Magic.
  • The Pelicans have surrendered the 27th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Magic have given up the 22nd-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-210)

  • This season, the Magic have been favored three times and won two of those games.
  • The Pelicans have won in one of the three contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Orlando has a record of 2-1 when it’s favored by -210 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • New Orleans has been named as an underdog of +170 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Magic.

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