The Orlando Magic (25-36) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (30-31) Monday at Smoothie King Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Magic vs. Pelicans odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Magic were unable to cover as 2.5-point home favorites in their 121-108 loss to the Indiana Pacers Saturday. Orlando is currently 3.5 games behind the Washington Wizards for the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Pelicans were blown out 128-106 as 4-point road underdogs against the New York Knicks Saturday. New Orleans is amid a 3-game losing skid and in 10th place in the Western Conference but are only 1.5 games back of the No. 6 seed.
The Magic and the Pelicans will be meeting for the second time this season on Monday. Orlando won 123-110 as a 1-point home underdog and the Over (229.5) connected on Jan. 20.