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

Published 3:43 am Friday, November 8, 2024

The Orlando Magic (3-6) take a five-game losing streak into a home matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans (3-6), who have lost three straight. The Pelicans are underdogs by 5.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET (on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSFL) on Friday, November 8, 2024.

For the best bets you can make on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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.
  • Suggs is 5-for-10 at scoring more than his points prop total this season.
  • The Magic are at the 29th spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (105.8 points per game), while the Pelicans concede the 23rd-lowest amount of points (117.8 per game).

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Zion Williamson Over 25.5 PTS

  • The 25.5 point total set for Zion Williamson on Friday is 2.8 more than his season scoring average (22.7).
  • He has gone up against a points prop bet in 10 games this season, and he’s hit the over three times.
  • 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).
  • New Orleans has put together a 2-2 record when it scores more than 109.7 points.

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Pick ATS: Magic (- 5.5)

  • Orlando has won twice against the spread this season.
  • New Orleans has two wins against the spread this year.
  • As a 5.5-point favorite or greater, the Magic have one win ATS (1-2) this season.
  • 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)

  • The Magic and their opponents have gone over 213.5 combined points in five of nine games this season.
  • The Pelicans have played seven games this season that finished with a combined score over 213.5 points.
  • Orlando’s contests this year have an average point total of 219.9, 6.4 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans’ matchups this season have a 222.9-point average over/under, 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.
  • This outing features the league’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and 22nd-ranked (Magic) scoring defenses.

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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 been underdogs in three games this season and have come away with the win one time (33.3%) in those contests.
  • This season, Orlando has won two of its three games when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
  • 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 Magic have a 67.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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