New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic 4/22/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Orlando Magic are hosting the New Orleans Pelicans at the Amway Center in Orlando on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 7:00 ET. Both teams are sitting outside the playoff places but only the Pelicans are having hopes of entering the postseason. They have four consecutive losses and are 11th in the West, four games behind the 10th place that leads into the play-in tournament. The Magic are on a rebuilding season, are second-worse in the East and are 1-9 in their previous ten matches.

The Magic have a 18-40 record and are 28-29-1 against the spread and 29-28-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Hawks with a 96-112 score. They shot with just 40% from the field and 22% from downtown. Wendel Carter Jr and Cole Anthony scored 17 points apiece, with Carter Jr adding a team-high 9 boards and Anthony a team-high 8 dimes.

Terence Ross leads the team in scoring with 15.6 ppg, adding 3.4 rebounds per game. Wendel Carter Jr. follows witrh 11.8 ppg and 8 rebounds per game.

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Predictions 4/22/2021

The Magic have the second-worse offense in the league with 104.2 ppg and allow 112 ppg defensively. They have the worse field goal percentage with 43.1% and shoot with 34.7% from behind the arc. They are 1-5 against the spread in their previous six matches. Over is 4-1 in their previous five.

The Pelicans have a 25-33 record and are 25-33 against the spread and 38-20 in over/under. They are coming off a home defeat against the Nets with a 129-134 score. They shot with 56% from the field but still lost. Zion Williamson had a team-high 33 points, 7 boards and 4 dimes. Brandon Ingram added 27 points, 4 boards and 5 dimes.

Williamson leads the team in scoring with 26.9 ppg, shooting with 61.47% from the field. He also adds 7.2 boards and 3.7 dimes per game. Brandon Ingram adds 24.2 ppg, 4.9 boards and 4.8 dimes per game.

The Pelicans have the fourth-worse defense in the NBA with 115.4 ppg, but the sixth-best offense with 114.7. They shoot with 48% from the field and with 34.7% from behind the arc. They are 1-5 against the spread in their previous six matches. Over is 3-1 in their previous four.

Magic won their previous matchup against the Pelicans on the road earlier this month with a 110-115 score in overtime. They are 5-0 against the spread in their previous five matchups. Their last three matches have been over the total. The Magic are 10-20 at home, while the Pelicans are 9-18 on the road. I’m going to pick over today.

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