Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic Betting Prediction, Lines, Picks & Odds
Two teams going in the opposite directions will meet on Sunday evening at the Amway Center. Indiana is battling hard to keep their playoff spot and won two straight after losing three games in a row. They are now 28-31 straight up and hold the 9th position in the East, behind the Hornets. Their record against the spread this season is at 24-35. The Pacers had issues covering against the East team lately, going 1-10 ATS against teams from their conference. Ever since the trade deadline, Orlando set their sights on this year’s draft. And, it’s clearly shown in their results. They won only once in the last then games. Over the season they’re 18-41, which is the fourth-worst record in the league. Orlando’s ATS record is not that bad at 28-30-1. This is the third meeting between the two this season, with Indiana winning both previous matchups.
Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic Betting Odds & Line Movement
The opening line favored the visitors by -4.5. It has moved a bit in Indiana’s favor and now stands at -5.5. The total is set at 225.5.
Notes On The Indiana Pacers
The Pacers’ season is not going the way they expected, but they still find themselves in a pretty good position to earn the play-in spot. Last night they sneaked past Detroit, winning 115-109. It was another game where they couldn’t count on several key players. Malcolm Brogdon led the way for the Pacers with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Caris Levert continued with excellent performances after overcoming health issues adding 25 points. His addition may be the best thing that happened to the Pacers this season. Edmond Sumner also had a breakout performance, scoring 22 while shooting 4-from-5 for three. While ranking around the middle of the league in the overall offensive performance, the Pacers have been surprisingly potent away from home. Their road offense ranks 4th in the NBA.
For tonight, the Pacers are without the long-term absentees Turner and Warren. Sabonis, Lamb, and Bitadze are listed as questionable.
Notes On The Orlando Magic
After trading Gordon, Vucevic, and Fournier at the deadline, the Magic went all-in on tanking. And in that respect, they’ve been doing pretty well. They’ve lost 10 times in the last 11 games, and are on a 7-game home losing streak. With Jonathan Isaac, Markelle Fultz, Otto Porter Jr. all out, they’re obviously not a competitive NBA team at the moment. Their focus is clearly on developing young players and they got some decent production from 2020 first-round picks Okeke, Hampton, and Anthony, as well as the deadline acquisition Carter Jr. Their last game vs the Pelicans, ended in the 135-100 blowout, but the Magic will be encouraged by with Mo Bamba’s performance. The former 6th pick hasn’t been developing as expected in the past two years but managed to score 17 and ad 12 rebounds on Thursday.
Orlando is still without the services of Fultz, Isaac, and Porter Jr., and Carter-Williams. Ennis, Carter Jr., and Ross are game time decisions.
Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic Betting Prediction, & Pick: Indiana -5.5
The Pacers have been up and down lately, but should have enough to easily beat the ice-cold Magic. Indiana’s on the back-to-back but should have at least some of the injured players back. Plus, Orlando is on a 1-6 ATS streak at home. In addition, the game has much more importance to the Pacers.
