NBA Odds: Magic Betting Favorites vs Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday afternoon at 2:30pm EST when they meet at the Amway Arena in a game that can be seen on ABC television. NBA odds have the Magic listed as 1.5-point betting favorites against the Lakers, while the game's total is sitting at 195. The Lakers were upset 98-83 by the Charlotte Bobcats last time out as 4-point favorites in NBA betting odds. The teams played UNDER the posted total of 189 at online sportsbooks. Kobe Bryant had 26 points shooting 9-21 from the field and had five rebounds in a losing effort for the Lakers.

Los Angeles committed 20 turnovers and only shot 36 percent to lose their second straight game in NBA odds. Andrew Bynum shot 3-9 and added 14 points with 10 rebounds in the loss. "I think everybody's angry, but we're not angry at the right things," Bynum said after the game. "We might be angry with each other. So that's not always that great." Heading into Sunday's game on ABC, the Lakers are 46-17 straight up, 26-35-2 against the spread as betting underdogs in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing the Bobcats.

Six players reached double figures as the Magic defeated the New Jersey Nets 97-87 on Friday. The Magic failed to cover the 10.5-point spread as betting favorites in NBA odds while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 196.5 at online sportsbooks. Dwight Howard tossed in 11 points and hauled down 16 rebounds for a double-double for Magic. Matt Barnes added 16 points and Jameer Nelson had 15 points in Orlando's fourth straight win. The Magic nailed 13 three pointer in the game to defeat the Nets for the third straight time this season.

Heading into today's game, the Magic are 43-20 straight up, 3-28-3 against the spread as betting favorites in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing New Jersey. Orlando is 11-2 straight up in their last 13 games at home and 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games. The Lakers are 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando and 5-1 straight up in NBA betting odds for their last 6 games when playing the Magic. The betting total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing the Lakers and UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 9 games on the road. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Orlando Magic -2.5 favorites against the Los Angeles Lakers with a betting total of 195.