Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic 3/5/23-Free Pick, NBA Betting
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2023 NBA Handicapping – Trail Blazers vs. Orlando
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First thing to remember, the road Trail Blazers come into this one off a 129-111 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks. They entered that one as 8-point underdogs and failed to cover for the third game in a row and their fifth time in six outings.
The home Magic come into this one off a 117-106 road win over the Charlotte Hornets. They entered that one as 4-point underdogs and covered for the second game in three games, but it was also just their second cover in their last six outings.
Without any further ado, let’s get to this Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic matchup.
ATS
The Trail Blazers are 31-32 overall against the spread on the season, 14-17 ATS as the away team and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 overall.
Additionally, the Magic are 35-28-1 against the spread on the season, 17-14 ATS as the home team and 4-6 ATS in their last 10 overall.
Season Series
So far, these teams have faced off once during the 2022-23 regular season.
- Tuesday, January 10 @ Portland: Orlando 109 – Trail Blazers 106
Sunday marks the second of two meetings between these two squads.
Trail Blazers
Season Stats
Offense
Overall, the Trail Blazers enter this one scoring 114.9 points per game—a number that ranks 14th in the league.
When looking at the advanced stats, the Trail Blazers score 114.3 points per 100 possessions. That number puts them in the No. 3 spot so far this season—a three-way tie with the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers.
Defense
Overall, defensively, this team is allowing 115.7 points per game. That number ranks 19th in the Association.
When looking at Defensive Efficiency, this group gives up 114.8 per 100 possessions—a number that also ranks 27th across the league.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Ibou Badji, C (OUT—knee)
- Ryan Acridiacono, G (OUT—back)
- Justise Winslow, PF (OUT—ankle)
- Jusuf Nurkic, C (OUT—calf)
- Anfernee Simons, SG (OUT—ankle)
Orlando Magic
Season Stats
Offense
The Magic enter this one scoring 110.8 points per game—a number that ranks 28th across the NBA.
Also, when looking at the advanced stats, the Magic score 109 points per 100 possessions, putting them in the No. 25 spot so far this season.
Defense
Defensively, this team is allowing 113.6 points per game, which ranks 17th in the Association.
When looking at Defensive Efficiency, this group gives up 111.5 per 100 possessions, which ranks 16th.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic Injury Report
C summarize the injury report…
- Gary Harris, SG (Questionable—abductor soreness)
- Franz Wagner, SF (Questionable—ankle)
- Jonathan Isaac, F (OUT—hamstring)
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic Betting Trends:
- First, Trail Blazers are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games.
- On the same hand, Trail Blazers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Conversely, Magic are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games.
- Finally, Magic are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games playing on 1 days rest.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic NBA Prediction:
“We’re not playing great,” head Chauncey Billups told the media after their fifth straight-up loss in six outings.
Uh, ya think?
Just Can’t Trust ‘Em
The Trail Blazers should be the better of the two teams facing off at Amway Center on Sunday, but they’ve yet to prove they’re anything besides Damian Lillard nuclear scoring outputs.
Albeit, Portland may be the safer pick to make the play-in instead of Orlando. But the Magic are the ones playing more like a .500 team at this time.
Orlando has a funny streak going right now of winning a game, then losing, then winning, then losing. For that reasons, the Magic have split their last 10 games across the board.
All that considered, my money’s on Orlando straight up, and at -1.5 I’m happy to stretch that to a victory against the spread.
Give this one to the home team all around.
4* Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Orlando Magic NBA Betting Pick: ORL -1.5
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5 Long years ago PDX Pix was a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Now...not so much. A true expert. Hailing from Portland Oregon he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts at Cappers Picks covering NBA, College hoops and football and occasionally he dabbles in the NFL as well! Stay tuned for winners.
