Magic vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks
The Orlando Magic (26-37) hit the road in Southeast Division action against the Charlotte Hornets (20-44) on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET. The Magic are 3.5-point favorites in the game, the fourth matchup between the teams this season.
Magic vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: BSSE and BSFL
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Venue: Spectrum Center
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Magic vs. Hornets Score Prediction
- Prediction: -Hornets 115 - Magic 114
Spread & Total Prediction for Magic vs. Hornets
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)
- Pick OU: Over (225)
- The Magic (34-27-2 ATS) have covered the spread 54% of the time, 11.8% more often than the Hornets (27-34-3) this year.
- As a 3.5-point favorite or more in 2022-23, Orlando is 2-2 against the spread compared to the 20-24-3 ATS record Charlotte racks up as a 3.5-point underdog.
- Orlando and its opponents have exceeded the total 47.6% of the time this season (30 out of 63). That's more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (29 out of 64).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Magic are 5-6, a better record than the Hornets have recorded (13-36) as moneyline underdogs.
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Magic Performance Insights
- Orlando is scoring just 110.7 points per game (third-worst in NBA), but it has played more consistently at the other end of the court, where it is giving up 113.7 points per game (17th-ranked).
- The Magic haven't produced many assists this year, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA with 22.7 assists per game.
- While the Magic are in the bottom five in the NBA in treys per game with 10.6 (fourth-worst), they rank 23rd in the league with a 34.6% three-point percentage.
- When it comes to shot breakdown, Orlando has taken 64.1% two-pointers (accounting for 73.5% of the team's buckets) and 35.9% three-pointers (26.5%).
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