Team records:<\/strong> Matchup: Magic vs. Lakers<\/strong> A win is important for the Lakers (31-9, 18-22 ATS), as they\u2019re about to embark on an eight-game road trip. Los Angeles has won two straight after knocking off the Clippers 126-86 on Friday, but it hasn\u2019t played up to its potential over the past few weeks. The Lakers are just 3-3 in their past six games\u2014with all three losses coming on the road. L.A. is money on NBA odds at home, though, going 22-3 straight up.<\/p>\n The Lakers got some good news this week with the return of Pau Gasol, who had missed six straight games with an injury. Gasol (17.0 PPG, 11.3 RPG) is the team\u2019s second-best player and should help snap the Lakers out of their funk; he dropped 20 points on the Clippers. Kobe Bryant, of course, is the Lakers\u2019 best player. Gasol\u2019s presence clearly had a positive impact on Bryant, as the guard scored 30 points after failing to scoring just 10, 16 and 12 in his last three games.<\/p>\n If a win is important for L.A., it\u2019s crucial for the Magic (26-14, 19-19-2 ATS). Orlando is dropped two straight games while losing six of their past eight. Dwight Howard has been very unreliable this month, averaging 14.8 points per game\u2014including six games with 12 points or less and three outings when he scored only single-digits. Leading-scorer Vince Carter also missed three-plus games with a shoulder injury; he returned to action Friday but scored just five points in 21 minutes on 1-7 shooting (and an awful 1-6 effort from behind the arc).<\/p>\n Statistically, Los Angeles and Orlando are very evenly matched. Points allowed are nearly identical, while the Lakers score a few more points in the offense end. They haven\u2019t met since last year\u2019s Finals, when the Lakers cruised to a 4-1 victory (Los Angeles was also 4-1 against the spread).<\/p>\n Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando’s last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers THE PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n This game should shake out much like last year\u2019s championship. Most of the important pieces from that series remain in place, and most sports betting fans probably don\u2019t believe Vince Carter is going to be a difference maker, at least not with his shoulder injury still hampering him. Considering how badly the Magic are struggling right now\u2014not to mention the Lakers\u2019 home record\u2014and it\u2019s a no brainer. Bet on the Lakers tonight.<\/p>\n Next up:<\/strong> Visit the Bet Menu at half-time to place your bet. Everybody Gets a $10.00 Free Bet today.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Our experts weigh in with this week\u2019s best Monday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action…tonight on the hardwood we get the Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[22775,22387,4045,22774,22776,22777,8781,14031,22393,22394,22395,10399,4574,20992,20991,9273,9921,22772,8810,22773],"class_list":["post-18188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-falcons-vs-lakers","tag-free-nba-hoops-prediction","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-l-a-lakers","tag-magic-lakers-odds","tag-magic-lakers-picks","tag-magic-vs-lakers","tag-magic-vs-lakers-predictions","tag-monday-night-nba","tag-monday-night-nba-picks","tag-monday-night-picks","tag-nba-free-pick","tag-nba-free-predictions","tag-nba-parlay-betting","tag-nba-parlay-picks","tag-nba-selections","tag-online-nba-predictions","tag-orlando-falcons","tag-orlando-magic-vs-la-lakers","tag-orlando-vs-l-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18188"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107065,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18188\/revisions\/107065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOrlando: 26-14 SU, 19-19-2 ATS
\nLos Angeles: 31-9 SU, 18-22 ATS<\/p>\n
\nTime: 10:30 p.m. ET<\/strong>
\nVenue: Staples Center<\/strong>
\nSpread: Lakers -6<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 200<\/strong><\/p>\nNot only is Orlando losing, its losing badly\u2014the Magic have been crushed in their last two defeats, losing by 18 and 15, respectively. Now the Atlanta Hawks have passed Orlando for the division lead.<\/p>\n
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games on the road
\nLA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
\nLA Lakers are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Orlando
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing Orlando<\/p>\n
\nOrlando home to Indiana, Wednesday, January 20
\nLA Lakers at Cleveland, Thursday, January 21<\/p>\nGet Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/h4>\n
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