The Orlando Magic (26-36) play the 2nd game of the 3-game road trip Wednesday against the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks (44-17). Tip-off is 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum.
The Magic are coming off a 101-93 road win Monday night over the New Orleans Pelicans as 4.5-point underdogs. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games and have alternated wins and losses for their last 9 games.
The Bucks have won 15 straight games. They beat the Brooklyn Nets on the road 118-104 as 6.5-point favorites on Tuesday.
Milwaukee beat the Magic 109-102, but failed to cover the 10.5-point spread as favorites in Orlando on Dec. 5.
Magic at Bucks odds
- Moneyline (ML): Magic +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Bucks -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Magic +7.5 (-108) | Bucks -7.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 225.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
Magic at Bucks key injuries
Magic
- F Jonathan Isaac (hamstring) questionable
Bucks
- G Wesley Matthews (calf) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Magic at Bucks picks and predictions
Prediction
Bucks 115, Magic 105
Moneyline
The Bucks are 26-5 at home and are at full strength. Milwaukee is the hottest team in the league, riding a 15-game winning streak and facing a Magic team that is 11-20 on the road. But Orlando has won 5 of its last 7 road games.
The Bucks are 6-1 when playing on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. Still, do not expect an upset win by the Magic and don’t bet on the Bucks on the moneyline unless it is simply a leg of a parlay bet. It isn’t worth the action otherwise.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Bucks have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 games. The Magic are 5-5 ATS in their last 10, but have failed to cover the spread in 3 of their last 4 games. They are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win.
The Bucks are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on no rest. They are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a losing record.
BET BUCKS -7.5 (-112).
Over/Under
The Under is 4-0 in Orlando’s last 4 games against teams with a winning percentage of .600 or more. The Under is also 10-1 in their last 11 games playing on one day’s rest. Also, only 2 of the Magic’s last 8 games have reached 226 points.
The Under is 5-1 in the Bucks’ last 6 games playing with no rest.
BET UNDER 225.5 (-108).
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