The Oklahoma City Thunder (26-11) face the Orlando Magic (21-17) on January 13, 2024 at Paycom Center. The Thunder favored by 11.5 points in a contest pitting one of the best offensive squads in the NBA (the Thunder) versus one of the top defensive squads (the Magic). The matchup has an over/under of 232 points.
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Spread: Magic (+11.5) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (9.9 points) is a little tighter than the 11.5-point edge DraftKings gives to the Thunder, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Orlando’s ATS record is 25-13-0 this year.
- So far this season, Oklahoma City has put together a 25-11-1 record against the spread.
- The Thunder have won each of their two games this season when playing as at least 11.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 232
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 1.5 points highter than the model projection.
- A total of 23 times so far this season, Oklahoma City and its opponent have combined for more than 232 points.
- Orlando’s games have gone over 232 points on 14 occasions this year.
- The Thunder and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 22 out of 37 times this season.
- Magic games have hit the over 17 out of 38 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Thunder (-625)
- Prediction: Thunder 120, Magic 110
- This season, Oklahoma City has won 18 out of the 23 games, or 78.3%, in which it has been favored.
- Orlando has been an underdog in 26 games this season and has come away with the win 11 times (42.3%) in those contests.
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Jalen Williams Rebounds Prop: Under 4.5
- Jalen Williams averages 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per contest, shooting 54.7% from the floor and 44.6% from beyond the arc (ninth in NBA) with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
- His rebounding average — 4.1 — is 0.4 lower than his over/under on Saturday.
- Oddsmakers have listed a rebound over/under for him 35 times this season, and he has gone over in 16 of those games.
- The Magic are 16th in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.7) and fifth-best in rebounds conceded (41.6).
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Paolo Banchero Rebounds Prop: Over 7.5
- On a per-game basis, Paolo Banchero gets the Magic 23.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- He has collected 7.1 boards per game, which is less than his prop bet in Saturday’s game (7.5).
- He has grabbed more rebounds than his over/under in 17 of his 38 games with that prop available this season.
- The Thunder are averaging just 41.2 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and they are allowing 45.2 boards per contest (24th-ranked).
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