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  2. Bet Builder
  3. Odds
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  5. Player Stats
  6. Player Props
  7. Team News
  8. Lineups
  9. Injuries
  10. Rosters
  11. Standings

Points to Flow Between Rockets and Magic

Let’s go for Over 209 when the Rockets face the Magic. We think the line is too generous and we’re expecting the final total to be higher at 1.91.

97-84 Triumph for Rockets in Previous H2H Matchup

Houston Rockets have won their previous seven games. The latest was a 144-137 (OT) home triumph at Toyota Center against Philadelphia 76ers. Jabari Smith scored 30 points, with Jalen Green getting 30 and Dillon Brooks 25.

Orlando Magic have suffered five home defeats on the bounce. Their last victory was a 108-103 road success at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against Cleveland Cavaliers. Paolo Banchero recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Anthony Black on 17.

The Rockets have beaten the Magic in their last two meetings, winning by 118-106 and 97-84 scorelines. Both matchups were played at Toyota Center. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Rockets have won six.

NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
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Houston Rockets – Last 10 Games

7 wins and 3 losses in the past 10 games. The Rockets are averaging 119.0 points, 51.9 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.6 blocks while shooting 47.4% from the field and 69.1% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 111.4 points and 39.9 rebounds per matchup.

Jalen Green is averaging 20.2 points, 5.2 assists and 3.1 (34.8%) 3-pointers made, while Alperen Sengun averages 8.9 rebounds.

Orlando Magic – Last 10 Games

The Magic have won 3 and lost 7 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 106.2 points, 37.7 rebounds, 21.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field and 81.5% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 110.6 points and 45.5 rebounds.

Paolo Banchero is averaging 30.6 points, 4.4 assists and 2.5 (37.9%) 3-pointers made, while Wendell Carter Jr. has an average of 7.6 rebounds.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets lineup: Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Tari Eason, Alperen Sengun.

Orlando Magic lineup: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Paolo Banchero, Cory Joseph, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr..

Expert NBA Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together NBA forecasts. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.

Key Rockets vs Magic stats:

  • The 209 line has been covered in 17 of the last 20 Rockets games on the road.
  • The 209 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rockets games.
  • The 209 line has been covered in the last 4 Rockets games.
  • The 209 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Magic games.
  • The 209 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Magic games.
  • The 209 line has been covered in the last 2 Magic games.

Rockets vs Magic Prediction

We’re heading to the totals after finding that the line is set at a generous 209 points. Expect this number to be surpassed at 1.91 for this NBA contest.

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Over 209 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 52.4% prospect of winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Alperen Sengun Over 18.5 Points 1.97 bet365 logo

Alperen Sengun (Rockets) has an average of 26 points in the past 4 games on the road. It makes sense to bet on him to cover the line and there are odds of 1.97 available for this Player Points wager.

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Jalen Green Over 5.5 Rebounds 2.00 bet365 logo

Jalen Green (Rockets) has had Over 5.5 rebounds in 6 straight games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Player Rebounds and you can get 2.00 that he goes over the line.

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Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 209
Spread Rockets -2.5
Player Points Alperen Sengun Over 18.5

Our same game parlay pick is Over 209, Rockets -2.5 on the spread and Alperen Sengun (Rockets) to score Over 18.5 points.

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Correct Score Prediction

Rockets Rockets logo 111 - 105 Magic logo Magic

For those looking to get more bang for their buck, consider a correct score wager on the Rockets. Backing them to win 111-105 means you can land a potential monster return.

Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Predicting a Close-Run Battle

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Houston Rockets as 1.72 favorites for this NBA game, implying that they are 58% likely to win. For those wanting to back Orlando Magic, you will find 2.18 about the underdogs.

The spread currently stands at 2.5 and the total points line is 209.5. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. The Over 209.5 selection is available to back at 1.91.

The Rockets can be backed in lots of ways and that includes Race to 20 Points where they are 1.74 favorites. The Magic are 2.05 should you think they’ll make this total first instead.

The good news is that you can access a huge selection of game lines and team props for most basketball contests. The betting sites have a massive range of pre-game and in-game wagering options.

Betting Lines & Odds

Paolo Banchero Favorite to Get Most Points

In terms of scoring most points, favorite Paolo Banchero is available at 1.88 to rack up Over 26.5 points. If you want to go Under, then 1.85 is available.

Player Points

Paolo Banchero (Magic)
Over 26.5
1.88
Under 26.5
1.85
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Jalen Green (Rockets)
Over 21.5
1.79
Under 21.5
1.95
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Alperen Sengun (Rockets)
Over 18.5
1.94
Under 18.5
1.80
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Player Assists

Paolo Banchero (Magic)
Over 4.5
1.88
Under 4.5
1.85
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Jalen Green (Rockets)
Over 4.5
2.30
Under 4.5
1.57
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Alperen Sengun (Rockets)
Over 4.5
1.96
Under 4.5
1.78
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Fred VanVleet (Rockets)
Over 4.5
1.75
Under 4.5
2.02
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Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)
Over 10.5
2.02
Under 10.5
1.74
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Paolo Banchero (Magic)
Over 7.5
1.79
Under 7.5
1.95
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Tari Eason (Rockets)
Over 7.5
2.05
Under 7.5
1.72
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Wendell Carter Jr (Magic)
Over 7.5
1.70
Under 7.5
2.08
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Micro Betting

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some basketball bettors prefer to look at the micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term in-game wagers and this might include Next Field Goal, with the options being for a two-pointer or a three-pointer.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Houston Rockets logo Houston Rockets Stats

Orlando Magic logo Orlando Magic Stats

Moneyline

  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

Point Spread

Total Points

Total Points

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Houston Rockets Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Fred VanVleet 50 35.16 705 285 14.1 5.7 2.6 4.0 0.5 1.6
Jalen Green 69 33.43 1475 237 21.4 3.4 3.0 4.6 0.3 0.9
Amen Thompson 60 32.53 840 218 14.0 3.6 0.3 8.3 1.3 1.3

Orlando Magic Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Paolo Banchero 35 34.13 878 166 25.1 4.7 1.9 7.2 0.7 0.8
Franz Wagner 49 33.73 1192 228 24.3 4.7 1.7 5.6 0.4 1.3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 65 30.22 568 114 8.7 1.8 1.4 2.1 0.5 1.3

Injuries & Suspensions

Houston Rockets Injury Table

Type
Name
Info

Orlando Magic Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jalen Suggs
Injured
Moritz Wagner
Injured

Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic logo Orlando Magic Confirmed Lineup
3 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
5 Paolo Banchero
10 Cory Joseph
22 Franz Wagner
34 Wendell Carter Jr.
Houston Rockets logo Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup
4 Jalen Green
5 Fred VanVleet
9 Dillon Brooks
17 Tari Eason
28 Alperen Sengun

Previous Houston Rockets Lineups

18 Mar NBA
76ers 137-144 Rockets
16 Mar NBA
Bulls 114-117 Rockets
15 Mar NBA
Mavericks 96-133 Rockets
13 Mar NBA
Suns 104-111 Rockets
11 Mar NBA
Magic 84-97 Rockets
09 Mar NBA
Pelicans 117-146 Rockets
07 Mar NBA
Rockets 109-97 Pelicans
05 Mar NBA
Rockets 102-115 Pacers
04 Mar NBA
Rockets 128-137 Thunder
02 Mar NBA
Kings 113-103 Rockets

Previous Orlando Magic Lineups

17 Mar NBA
Magic 108-103 Cavaliers
15 Mar NBA
Magic 111-118 Timberwolves
14 Mar NBA
Magic 113-93 Pelicans
11 Mar NBA
Magic 84-97 Rockets
09 Mar NBA
Magic 111-109 Bucks
07 Mar NBA
Bulls 125-123 Magic
05 Mar NBA
Raptors 114-113 Magic
03 Mar NBA
Raptors 104-102 Magic
28 Feb NBA
Warriors 121-115 Magic
26 Feb NBA
Cavaliers 122-82 Magic

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Central W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Southeast W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Northwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Southwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Western Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
  • W = Wins
  • L = Losses
  • PCT = Winning Percentage
  • PPG = Points Per Game
  • OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
  • DIFF = Average Point Differential
  • Home = Home Record
  • Road = Away Record
  • Div = Division Record
  • Conf = Conference Record
  • Last 10 = Record last 10 games
  • Strk = Current Streak