Orlando Magic (3-4) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0)
November 4, 2024 9:15 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder -12.5; Over/Under: +215.5
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The Orlando Magic and the Oklahoma City Thunder duke it out at the Paycom Center on Monday night. Here’s an Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic Prediction. This article will include an Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic Pick.
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic have cooled off lately as they’ve now lost four of their last five games and they will be hoping to snap a three-game slide after getting routed by the Mavericks in a 108-85 road defeat last night. Franz Wagner led the team with 13 points, six rebounds, and six assists, Jett Howard added 12 points while Jalen Suggs and Moritz Wagner scored 10 points each but no other player finished in double figures in scoring. As a team, the Magic shot a horrid 33 percent from the field and eight of 41 from the 3-point line as they struggled to keep pace with the Mavericks from the start and never looked threatening after falling behind by 65-40 going into halftime.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been on fire as they are looking to build on their current six-game win streak after blowing past the Clippers in a 105-92 road win on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 25 points and nine assists, Luguentz Dort added 16 points on six of 12 shooting while Jalen Williams chipped in with 15 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. As a team, the Thunder shot just 42 percent from the field and 16 of 39 from the 3-point line as they struggled early on and scored just 19 points in the first quarter to trail by 13 points. However, they just about dominated the rest of the game, especially the second half where they restricted the Clippers to just 35 points to win comfortably in the end.
Why the Oklahoma City Thunder will win
- The Thunder have won each of their last 18 home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Magic have lost each of their last 10 games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Thunder.
- The Thunder have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games against Magic teams that held a losing record.
- The Magic have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
Total Points Facts
- Six of the Thunder’s last seven games as favorites following a road win have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Four of the Magic’s last five road games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Thunder rank 1st in the league for opponent points per game this season (97.5).
- The Thunder rank 30th in the league for opponent rebounds per game this season (50.8).
- The Magic rank 2nd in the league for Q4 opponent points per game this season (23.9).
- The Magic rank T2nd in the league for H2 win percentage this season (71.4%).
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic Prediction
The Magic are still missing key players in Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr, while the Thunder are still without Isaiah Hartenstein and Kenrich Williams. The Magic were struggling to score points before Paolo Banchero went down with injury and they’ve been ice-cold ever since, so I don’t think they will be able to hang with this red-hot Thunder team who are just blowing everyone away at the moment. The line is hefty, but not big enough to sway me from taking the Thunder to continue their hot form with another big win at home.
