The 33-31 LA Lakers will open up an east coast road trip when they face the 18-46 Orlando Magic in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Orlando is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this game have the road club LA Lakers favored by -8 points with an over under line of 206 points. There has been no movement in the odds since they came out a few hours ago.
The teams met back on December 2nd with the Magic posting the 112-102 road win at the Lakers as a +13 point underdog. The game finished over 197 ½ points.
The Lakers are 11-20 on the road this season. LA wins their third straight and eighth in ten tries following a 90-81 home victory on Sunday afternoon to the Chicago Bulls as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 194 points. LA shot 45.3% in their win and connected on 5 of 26 from three point distance. They pulled down four more rebounds than the Bulls and held Chicago to just 37.1% shooting. Kobe Bryant had 19 points and 9 assists on 7 of 16 shooting. Despite issues still lingering on defense the Lakers are eighth in the league in offensive field goal percentage hitting on 46% of their shots. In the playoff chase the Lakers are in the eighth seed a ½ game ahead of Utah.
The Magic is 10-24 on their home court. They enter play following a 99-91 home win on Sunday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +1 point underdog. The game landed under 193 ½ points. Orlando enjoyed a 49.4% shooting game and converted on 12 of 27 three pointers. They gave up 46.5% shooting to the 76ers and pulled down three more rebounds than Philadelphia. Jameer Nelson had 24 points and 10 assists on 9 of 17 makes from the field. The Magic have been held under 100 points in three straight games. They are 24th in the league in scoring offense with just 94.2 points per game average.
