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The Orlando Magic (26-23, 32-17 ATS, 23-26 O/U) take on the Detroit Pistons (6-42, 24-24 ATS, 29-18-1 O/U) in a conference bout on Sunday afternoon. The Magic earned a road win against Minnesota on Friday. The Pistons lost a home bout against the Clippers in their previous clash. Orlando posted a 123-91 home win against the Pistons in the lone meeting this season.
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The Orlando Magic are on a five-game road trek. The squad is 2-1 after three games of the trip. They rebounded from a road loss to the Mavericks by recording a solid 108-98 road win against the Spurs on Wednesday. Next, Orlando was marked seven-point dogs in a 108-106 road win against Minnesota on Friday. The Magic stand 8th in the conference just behind the Heat. The Magic have covered the spread in four consecutive games.
Paolo Banchero continues to shine, collecting at least 25 points in four of his last five games. The 21-year-old power forward scored 23 on Friday and has delivered an average of 23 PPG and 5 APG. He scored 24 in the meeting against the Pistons in December. Franz Wagner missed a few weeks due to injury but came back last week. The young forward has scored at least 19 points in three straight performances and has improved his season average to 20.3 PPG on 47% shooting. Jalen Sugg s has shot below 40% in four of his last five games. The 22-year-old shooting guard has posted an average of 12.4 PPG.
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Orlando is 2-3 in their last five road bouts, covering on four occasions in that span. This includes a narrow 131-129 loss to the Mavs. Orlando is scoring an average of 111.5 points on the season, ranking them 25th. The squad relies on its defense. They have conceded 110 or fewer points in four of their last five clashes and are holding opponents to only 110.8 points, good for 5th.