Magic vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for January 5

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The Orlando Magic (21-15) square off against the Utah Jazz (8-25) as 8.5-point favorites on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM ET on KJZZ and FDSFL. The matchup has a point total of 209.

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Magic Cover -8.5 vs Jazz -112

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Magic vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Magic odds to win: -365
  • Jazz odds to win: +286
  • Spread: Magic (-8.5)
  • Total: 209
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Magic Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Orlando has a 12-5 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 13-4 overall in those contests.
  • This season, Orlando has a 6-0 record ATS at home as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • Magic home games have hit the over on the set point total seven times this year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to Orlando to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 213.3 points per contest.

Magic Recent Trends

  • The Magic have covered the spread five times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Magic and their opponents have hit the over in three of those 10 games.
  • The Magic’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 210.8 points scored. That’s 1.8 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Magic are scoring 5.1 points less per game compared to their season average.

Magic Betting Records

  • The Magic have won 81.8% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (18-4).
  • Orlando has won all four games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -365 or shorter.
  • The Magic have a 78.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (25th in NBA) 46.4 (12th) 41.5 (27th) 40.4 (first) 23.8 (26th) 14.6 (20th)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Jazz are 6-13 in road contests and have covered the spread 11 times on the road.
  • The Jazz have hit the over in 13 of their 19 road games this year with a set over/under (68.4%).
  • Recent history gives an edge to the Jazz to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 226.7 points per contest.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz have covered the spread six times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Jazz and their opponents have hit the over in eight of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Jazz games averaged 18.8 more points (227.8) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In the past 10 games, the Jazz are scoring 116.8 points per game compared to their 111.5 season average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • This season, Utah has been the underdog 33 times and won eight, or 24.2%, of those games.
  • The Jazz have not won as an underdog of +286 or more on the moneyline this season in 10 such games.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Jazz have a 25.9% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (17th in NBA) 48.2 (28th) 45.1 (eighth) 41.6 (third) 24.9 (21st) 17.5 (30th)
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