The (45-31) will be looking to extend their three-game winning streak when they face the (18-58) in a road game on Friday night. Orlando is coming off a 117-108 win at New Orleans on Wednesday, moving into a tie with
New York for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Magic are a half-game back of third-place Cleveland and are two games back of second-place Milwaukee. Charlotte has been eliminated from playoff contention for nearly two weeks, and it has lost nine of its last 10 games. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Orlando is favored by 11.5 points in the latest Hornets vs. Magic odds, while the over/under is 205 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Magic vs. Hornets picks, you'll want to The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every
NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 23 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 81-55 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,300. Anyone following it has seen huge returns. The model has set its sights on . You can head to SportsLine to Here are several and betting lines for Magic vs. Hornets: Charlotte is getting set for the sixth game of an eight-game homestand that started with a 118-111 win over Cleveland last Wednesday. The Hornets were 10.5-point underdogs, but scored 31 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers. All five starters scored in double figures, with center and point guard posting double-doubles. The Hornets have lost four games since then, but they covered the spread as large underdogs against the and before losing to Portland by three points on Wednesday. Miller scored a team-high 21 points against the ,
shooting 9 of 20 from the floor. Orlando is fighting for playoff positioning, so the Magic have significantly more pressure in this contest. . Orlando is playing its best
basketball of the season at the right time of the year, losing just eight games since the beginning of February. The Magic are currently riding a three-game winning streak, beating the , Trail Blazers and . They were 4.5-point road underdogs in their 117-108 win at New Orleans on Wednesday, but poured in 32 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists. He was aided by the play of power forward (24 points) and center . (14 points, 11 rebounds). Charlotte announced Wednesday that head coach Steve Clifford is going to step down as the coach and likely move into a front-office role at the end of the season, which will serve as a distraction for the Hornets. They have only covered the spread three times in their last 10 games, while the Magic have covered at a 12-6 clip in their last 18 games. The model has simulated Magic vs. Hornets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 70% of simulations.