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Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Toyota Center (Houston) — Houston, TX

Article updated Dec 21, 9:56 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Orlando is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Orlando -3 was the opening favorite and current line is Houston

Game outlook

Orlando is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Orlando -3 was the opening favorite and current line is Houston -1.

Orlando Highlights

With a power ranking of 24, Orlando is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 108.90 per game), #15 in defense (allowing an average of 112.84 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-21 (17-12-3 ATS) this season.

Houston Highlights

Houston Rockets has a power ranking of 26 and are #27 for offense (scoring an average of 109.69 per game), #20 for defense (giving up an average of 112.84 points per game) and 9-21 (13-14-3 ATS) overall. Orlando went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Houston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be ORL 112.75, HOU 110.75. 55% of SportsJaw users predict Orlando Magic to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Houston will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Magic 109 to Rockets 135.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Magic 109 to Rockets 135.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Magic vs Rockets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Magic vs Rockets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Orlando Magic-150 → -105Moved
  • Moneyline · Houston Rockets+130 → -115Moved
  • Spread · Orlando Magic-3 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Houston Rockets+3 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 223.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 223.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Orlando Magic
1-2 matchup record · 8-1-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Houston Rockets
4-0 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T14:56:25.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-07Houston Rockets 134 · Orlando Magic 127
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Orlando Magic defeated Houston Rockets 116-110

Orlando Magic defeated Houston Rockets 116-110 on December 21, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Orlando Magic's strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 31-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Orlando Magic +1 (-110) spread, Orlando Magic covered, while the 226 combined points finished over the recorded total of 223.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JoeThomasSpread · Houston Rockets +3 (-110)Loss
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Houston Rockets +3 (-110)Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Houston Rockets +2 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Houston Rockets +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 223.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Houston Rockets +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 223.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Orlando Magic -1.5 (-110)Win
  • Roderick806Spread · Orlando Magic -1.5 (-110)Win
  • DouwannaTotal · Under 223.5 (-110)Loss
  • DrfeelgoodSpread · Orlando Magic -1 (-110)Win