Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers 03/19/2023 Picks & Preview

Without LeBron James, Los Angeles will need Anthony Davis to step up and put together a strong scoring performance against the Orlando today.

Injuries:

  • Magic

    • Not yet submitted

  • Lakers

    • C Anthony Davis (foot) probable

    • F LeBron James (foot) out

  • The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after a loss and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 at home vs. teams with a road-winning percentage below .400.
  • The Lakers are 17-6 ATS in their last 23 games against a team with a losing record
  • The Magic are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games after a win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 when playing on the 2nd night of a back-to-back.
  • The Magic are 16-7 ATS in their last 23 road games, 1-5 ATS in their last six games playing on zero days rest and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a losing record
  • The Under has hit in 19 of the last 23 meetings between these teams in Los Angeles and Sunday’s matchup should be another low-scoring affair as the Lakers tighten up defensively after back-to-back losses.
  • The Under is 9-3-1 in the Lakers’ last 13 games and 8-1 in their last 9 at home.
  • The Under is 23-9 in the last 32 meetings overall, the Magic are 0-3-1 ATS in the last four meetings overall and the Magic are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Los Angeles

Orlando Magic visits Crypto.com Arena for a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

The Magic Kingdom once again will be without Jameson Isaac and Jalen Suggs, while the Lakers are missing LeBron James, and Anthony Davis is listed as missing every day.

The Magic really struggled before they pulled off a nice victory against the Clippers on last night, but it will be difficult to replicate this effort on a zero-day rest against a Lakers team that has been playing some of their best basketball this season. If Orlando continues to have a hard time firing from the outside, they may want to start to play with more pace, because they are currently in the 16th league in possessions per game.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers have lost eight of their last eight games and will be hoping to aviod a third straight loss after falling to the Mavericks painfully with 111-110 defeat on Friday. Los Angeles Lakers are home, playing well and need to win such games to close out the playoffs. The Lakers are to be favored and could comfortably win.