The Orlando Magic (0-5) will be trying to stop a five-game losing skid when hosting the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Amway Center. It airs at 4:00 PM ET on BSFL and BSSE.
The Hornets face off against the Magic. The Hornets are favored by 3.5 points against the Magic. The game features an over/under of 228.5.
Hornets vs. Magic Betting Odds
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- Spread: Charlotte -3.5
- Total: 228.5
- Moneyline: Charlotte -165, Orlando +145
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Hornets at Magic odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Hornets (- 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (228.5)
- Prediction:
Hornets 115 – Magic 108
- Charlotte was favored on the moneyline 30 total times last season. It went 21-9 in those games.
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -165 or shorter last year, Charlotte had a record of 12-7 (63.2%).
- Charlotte has a 62.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Orlando has been the underdog on the moneyline a total of 35 times this season, and it has lost each of those games.
- Orlando has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +145 or longer in 28 chances.
- Orlando has a 40.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Last year, the 115.3 points per game the Hornets scored were only 3.1 more points than the Magic allowed (112.2).
- Charlotte had a 32-12-2 record against the spread and a 31-15 record overall last season when putting up more than 112.2 points.
- Orlando had a 30-18-1 record against the spread and a 21-28 record overall last season when giving up fewer than 115.3 points.
- The Magic averaged 10.7 fewer points per game last year (104.2) than the Hornets allowed their opponents to score (114.9).
- Orlando went 10-5 against the spread and 9-6 overall when it scored more than 114.9 points last season.
- Charlotte had an ATS record of 15-4 and a 17-2 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 104.2 points.
- Last season, the Hornets were at the fourth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (115.3 PPG), while the Magic allowed the 20th-fewest points per game (112.2) in the league.
- The 29th-ranked scoring NBA team was Orlando a season ago (104.2 PPG), while the Charlotte squad was the 25th-ranked defense (114.9 PPG) in the league.
- The Hornets out-scored their opponents by a total of 36 points last season (0.4 points per game on average), and opponents of the Magic out-scored them by 656 more points on the year (8.0 per game).