Bet Jamaica NBA Preview — Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at STAPLES Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total is sitting at 199½.

The Magic were defeated 102-87 by the Trail Blazers last time out, as 5.5-point favorites. That game’s 189 points went UNDER the posted total of 194.

Rashard Lewis shot 7-for-13 from the field with 15 points and five rebounds in the loss.

Kobe Bryant dropped 30 points to help the Lakers crush the Clippers 126-86 on Friday. The Lakers covered the 10.5-point spread, while the teams played OVER the posted total of 196.5.

Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol each poured in 20 points in that win.

Current streak:
Orlando has lost 2 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Orlando: 26-14 SU, 19-19-2 ATS
Los Angeles: 31-9 SU, 18-22 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing Indiana are 6-4
After playing Portland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing LA Clippers are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando’s last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing Orlando

Next up:
Orlando home to Indiana, Wednesday, January 20
LA Lakers at Cleveland, Thursday, January 21