The Orlando Magic (46-32) visit the Houston Rockets (38-40) at Toyota Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The Magic are 3-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of 215.5 points.
Dive into the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Tuesday’s game, before you place an informed wager on the matchup.
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Spread: Rockets (+3) to Cover
- While DraftKings has the Magic winning by three, the model has the Rockets taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (5.2 points). Take the Rockets.
- Houston has gone 42-34-2 ATS this season.
- The Rockets have an ATS record of 18-23-1 when playing as at least 3-point underdogs this year.
- Orlando is 50-28-0 against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 3-point favorites this season, the Magic have an ATS record of 22-8.
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Total: Over 215.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (7.7 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- In 43 games this season, Orlando and its opponent have combined for more than 215.5 points.
- Houston’s games have finished with over 215.5 points scored 51 times this year.
- So far this season, 33 out of the Magic’s 78 games have gone over the point total.
- In the Rockets’ 78 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 39 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Rockets (+124)
- Prediction: Rockets 113, Magic 110
- Orlando has been the favorite in 35 games this season and won 29 (82.9%) of those contests.
- Houston has won in 15, or 30%, of the 50 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Franz Wagner Rebounds Prop: Over 5.5
- Franz Wagner posts 19.6 points, 3.8 assists and 5.3 boards per game.
- He averages 0.2 fewer rebounds than his prop bet Tuesday of 5.5.
- He has recorded more rebounds than his total in 38 of his 70 games with a prop set this season.
- The Rockets are the third-best team in the league in rebounds per game (45.4) and are ranked 24th in rebounds allowed (44.8).
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Jalen Green Rebounds Prop: Under 5.5
- Jalen Green is putting up 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He’s sinking 42.5% of his shots from the floor and 33.3% from 3-point range, with 2.4 treys per contest.
- He has pulled down 5.2 rebounds per game, 0.3 less than his prop bet in Tuesday’s game (5.5).
- He has gone over his rebound total in 42 of 79 games with a prop so far this season.
- With 39.9 rebounds allowed per game, the Magic rank best in the league. They rank 24th in the league by pulling down 42.4 rebounds per contest.
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