The Orlando Magic (33-26) host the Utah Jazz (27-32) at Amway Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The Jazz are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is set at 226 in the matchup.
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Spread: Jazz (+6.5) to Cover
- The model line and the DraftKings line are within 0.2 points of each other.
- So far this year, Utah has compiled a 32-27-0 record against the spread.
- The Jazz have covered the spread five times this season (5-8 ATS) when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs.
- So far this season, Orlando has put together a 38-21-0 record against the spread.
- The Magic have been favored by 6.5 points or more eight times this season, and covered the spread in six of those contests.
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Total: Over 226
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 3.9 points lower than the model projection.
- In 23 games this season, Orlando and its opponent have combined to score more than 226 points.
- Utah’s games have gone over 226 points on 46 occasions this season.
- So far this season, 28 out of the Magic’s 59 games have hit the over.
- A total of 32 Jazz games this year have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Magic (-258)
- Prediction: Magic 118, Jazz 112
- Orlando has won 18, or 85.7%, of the 21 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Utah has been an underdog in 42 games this season and has come away with the win 15 times (35.7%) in those contests.
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Franz Wagner Points Prop: Over 21.5
- Franz Wagner averages 20.8 points, 4.1 assists and 5.6 rebounds per contest.
- Wagner is scoring 20.8 points per game this season, 0.7 fewer than his points prop on Thursday.
- So far this season, Wagner is 26-for-51 at going over the total set for his points prop.
- At 117.7 points scored per game and 120.5 points conceded, the Jazz are ninth in the NBA offensively and 25th on defense.
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Collin Sexton Rebounds Prop: Under 2.5
- On a per-game basis, Collin Sexton gets the Jazz 17.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- His per-game rebound average — 2.5 — equals his prop bet over/under for Thursday’s game.
- He has grabbed more rebounds than the total set for him by oddsmakers 20 times this season in his 42 games with a prop.
- The Magic are averaging 42.8 boards per game this season (21st-ranked in NBA), and they’ve allowed only 40.4 rebounds per game (second-best).
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