NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Pelicans Picks for November 8
Published 3:43 am Friday, November 8, 2024
Two sliding teams square off when the Orlando Magic (3-6) host the New Orleans Pelicans (3-6) on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The Magic are 5.5-point favorites as they look to break a five-game losing streak against the Pelicans, who have lost three straight.
If you hope to gain an edge on Friday’s game, discover 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
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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 season scoring average.
- Suggs is 5-for-10 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.
- 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
- Zion Williamson’s 22.7 points per game average is 2.8 less than Friday’s over/under.
- In 10 games this season with a points prop total, Williamson has gone over the total three times.
- New Orleans is the NBA’s 22nd-ranked team offensively (109.3 points per game), while Orlando is ninth-ranked on defense (109.7 conceded).
- 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 year.
- New Orleans has two wins against the spread this season.
- As a 5.5-point favorite or greater, the Magic have one win ATS (1-2) this season.
- The Pelicans are winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs this year.
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Pick OU:
Over (213.5)
- The Magic and their opponents have scored more than 213.5 points in five of nine games this season.
- The Pelicans have played seven games this season that have had more than 213.5 combined points scored.
- Orlando has an average point total of 219.9 in its outings this year, 6.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this year have had a 222.9-point total on average, 9.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s seventh-highest scoring team this season compared to the 12th-ranked Magic.
- The Magic are the league’s 22nd-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.
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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 victorious in one of the three contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- 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 moneyline for this contest implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Magic.
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