The Orlando Magic (46-35) will attempt to stop a three-game win streak when they host the Milwaukee Bucks (49-32) on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Amway Center as 6.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 1:00 PM ET on BSF. The point total is set at 215 in the matchup.
Magic vs. Bucks Odds
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Magic and Bucks Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Magic are 15-4 against the spread.
In games they have played as at least 6.5-point underdogs this season, the Bucks are 1-1 against the spread.
Between them, these two teams average 14.8 more points per game (229.8) than this matchup’s total (215).
Orlando and Milwaukee have seen its opponents average a combined 10.1 more points per game than the over/under of 215 set in this matchup.
The average over/under the Magic have had set in matchups this season is 4.1 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average total for Milwaukee’s games this year is 20.8 more points than the point total of 215 for this outing.
Orlando has a 50-31-0 record against the spread this season.
The Bucks’ ATS record is 35-45-1 this year.
Magic Stats & Insights
The Magic’s +141 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 110.4 points per game (25th in the NBA) while allowing 108.7 per contest (fourth in the league).
The 42.3 rebounds per game the Magic average rank 25th in the league, and are 2.4 more than the 39.9 their opponents collect per contest.
Orlando connects on 11.0 three-pointers per game (30th in the league) at a 35.2% rate (24th in the NBA), compared to the 11.6 its opponents make while shooting 36.0% from deep.
The Magic score 114.3 points per 100 possessions (23rd in the league), while allowing 112.5 points per 100 possessions (third in the NBA).
In 2023-24, the Magic’s offense has been better at home, where they score 112.6 points per game, compared to on the road, where they average 108.3 per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they have been much tougher at home, where they allow 105.5 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they allow their opponents to average 111.9 per game.
Bucks Stats & Insights
The Bucks outscore opponents by 3.0 points per game (posting 119.4 points per game, fourth in league, and conceding 116.4 per contest, 21st in NBA) and have a +240 scoring differential.
Milwaukee is seventh in the league at 44.3 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 44.0 its opponents average.
The Bucks knock down 14.3 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league) at a 37.4% rate (10th in NBA), compared to the 12.6 per game their opponents make, at a 35.7% rate.
The Bucks rank fifth in the league averaging 119.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 18th, allowing 116.4 points per 100 possessions.
Milwaukee is putting up more points at home (121.2 per game) than away (117.4).
Magic Key Players to Watch
Paolo Banchero puts up 22.5 points and 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
Jalen Suggs makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Magic, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.1 per contest.
Suggs averages 1.4 takeaways per game, and Goga Bitadze compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.
Bucks Key Players to Watch
Damian Lillard’s showing this season has resulted in strong scoring and assists numbers, with 24.4 points per game and 7.0 assists per game to go with 4.4 rebounds per contest.
Bobby Portis has per-game averages of 13.7 points, 1.3 assists and 7.4 rebounds this season.
Malik Beasley knocks down 2.9 threes per game.
The Bucks’ defensive effort gets a lift from Lillard’s 1.0 steal and Brook Lopez’s 2.4 blocks per game.
Magic vs. Bucks Prediction
Over (215)
Magic 114 – Bucks 113