Jefferson Alfaro
Sunday’s game of the best basketball league in the world will open with the Magic vs Hornets, a game in which the home team wants to take advantage of its home venue to get back to its winning ways after a series of bad results.
These two teams have met twice so far this season, attaining one win each in those occasions. Which of the two squads will tip the scale in their favor?
The best Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets preview can be found at JefeBet, where you can also enjoy all the NBA predictions and the best betting odds for all the games.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets NBA Regular Season Game on February 5, 2023
- Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
- When: Sunday, February 05, 2023, 01:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Orlando Magic
- Regular Season Record: 21-32.
The Orlando Magic will play this Sunday after attaining a big win in their last game played, when they defeated the Timberwolves 127-120 on the road. The team is playing a series of away games that have given them good results so far. Indeed, they have been able to win 2 of the 3 games they have played.
These victories are really important to make up a little bit for an awful away from home record, where they have only been able to win 8 of the 27 games they have played. A figure as such does not inspire much confidence for this new clash against the Hornets.
One of the big problems this squad has had throughout the season is that it does not have much power on offense. In fact, it is the third team with the worst average in offense, averaging 110.9 points scored per game.
Betting on the Charlotte Hornets
- Regular Season Record: 15-39.
The Charlotte Hornets are behind their current opponents. Indeed, they are behind by several games of difference due to the bad performance they have had in this 2022-23 season. This distance can be extended even further if they continue to play the way they have been playing in the last few nights, losing three games in a row.
Although their leading scorer, LaMelo Ball, returned after the injury that kept him out for several games, the Hornets have not found a way to pull through the games he has played in, losing most of those games.
In fact, they return to their home court after losing 112-118 against Detroit last Friday, concluding a three-game away series.
JefeBet Prediction
The home team has not been able to take advantage of its home venue to get good results in the league, losing 16 of the 23 games it has played at the Spectrum Center. If the Hornets continue delivering such a performance, it will be hard to defeat not so dangerous opponents like Orlando, which despite not having the best record playing away from home, arrive to this clash feeling confident.
Moreover, neither of the two has much pull in attack, and the two matches they have played against each other in the current campaign have not ended with a high score. Considering all of the above, we expect this trend to continue this Sunday.
Prediction: Under.
