Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors 11/20/19 NBA Betting Odds and Pick

The Orlando Magic head North for a showdown with the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday at the Scotiabank Arena.

The Magic have won three straight games to pull to within one game of the .500 mark. They beat the Washington Wizards 125-121 last Sunday to finish their five-game homestand with a 4-1 SU record. The Raptors are a spotless 5-0 at home this season and are fresh from a 132-96 massacre of the Charlotte Hornets at home. These teams played each other at this same venue last October 28 and the Raptors emerged victorious 104-95.

Looking for Fourth Straight Win

The Orlando Magic open a four-game road trip against the Raptors in Toronto. Orlando is 0-4 SU on the road this season but they head to this contest looking for their fourth straight win. The Magic defeated the Sixers, Spurs, and Wizards in their last three games but all of which were played in Orlando.

Nikola Vucevic was named as Eastern Conference Player of the week after leading the Magic to a 3-0 record while averaging 21.7 points, 14.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.33 blocks per game last week. Markelle Fultz scored a career-high 19 points in their last game while Jonathan Isaac could return to action after missing their last two games with a sprained right ankle.

Orlando is next to last in the league in scoring at 102.2 points per game this season. The Magic are also just 22nd in passing at 22.5 assists per game and they are 5th in rebounding at 47.5 boards grabbed per contest. Defensively, they have the 3rd best scoring defense in the NBA at only 101.5 points per game allowed.

Undefeated at Home

The Toronto Raptors are still undefeated at home this season after playing five games at their Scotiabank Arena. In their last game, the defending NBA champions walked away with a 36-point win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Raptors are slightly favored by the NBA betting gods to beat the Magic in their second meeting of the season.

The Raptors are led by last season’s Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam. Siakam is taking a big leap this season with 25.7 points per game this season. OG Anunoby scored a career-high 24 points in Toronto’s last game while Marc Gasol had a season-high 9 assists in that contest as well.

Toronto ranks 9th in the NBA in scoring at 113.3 points per game this season. The Raptors are also 9th in passing at 25.5 assists per game and they are 12th off the glass at 46.6 rebounds per contest. Toronto is giving up an average of 106.1 points per game which is 9th best in the league.

Who Wins?

The Magic are 4-1 SU in their last five games played. Orlando is 0-6 SU in their last six games played on the road. The Raptors are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games played and 5-0 SU in their last five games played at home. Head to head, the Raptors are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played against the Magic. Toronto is also 13-3 SU in their last 16 home games against Orlando.

The Magic went 3-0 last week behind Nikola Vucevic’s efforts which won for him the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. Orlando averaged 116 points per game during this current winning streak but looking at the bigger picture, they are next to last in the association in scoring this season.

The Raptors have looked like champions at home and they have played well even while Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka are on sickbay. Toronto is led by Siakam and VanVleet but they have played very well as a team and are coming off a franchise-best 40 assists in their most recent game.

These are two very good defensive squads and we should see a very exciting defensive battle here. But while they are competitive on defense, the Raptors are a far superior offensive team this season. Toronto just dropped 132 points on Charlotte the last time out and I don’t think the Magic have the firepower to match the Raptors, especially in Toronto.

Prediction: Toronto Raptors

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Other Bets to Make

Orlando is 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games played. The Magic are 1-3 ATS in four road games played this season and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against the Eastern Conference. Toronto is 4-2 ATS in their last six games played. The Raptors are 4-1 ATS in five home games played this season and are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against the Southeast Division. Head to head, the Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last five games played against the Magic.

In their last three games, Orlando has shown how good they can be if they can back up their defense with enough scoring. However, that’s just three games and overall, they have sputtered on offense. Toronto loves to score big at home and they are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games at the Scotiabank Arena. I think Toronto gets big games from Siakam and VanVleet. I also see Anunoby continuing his good run here.

Prediction: Raptors -4

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The total has gone over in five out of the last six games played by the Magic. The under is 3-1 in Orlando’s four road games this season and the under is 6-2 in their last eight games against the Atlantic Division. The total has gone over in nine out of the last 13 November games played by Toronto and the over is also 4-1 in their last five Wednesday games. Head to head, the under is 8-2 in the last 10 games between these two teams.

These teams have combined to score an average of 201.8 points per game in their last 10 meetings and 200.67 points per game in their most recent three encounters. Historically, this has been a defensive battle with the under prevailing in all but two of their last 10 head to head games. These teams are in the Top 10 in scoring defense with Orlando having the third-best scoring defense. We should see another defensive game on Wednesday.

Prediction: Under 207

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