NBA Picks: Magic Favored in Betting Odds vs Bulls

The Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday night at 8:00pm EST when they battle at the Amway Arena in a game that can be seen on TNT. NBA picks have the Magic listed as 13.5-point favorites against the Bulls while the game's total is sitting at 206. Derrick Rose went for 25 points and 13 assists for Chicago in their 132-108 loss to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. Utah covered as 5-point road favorites in NBA betting odds while the game played OVER the 206.5-point total listed at online sportsbooks.

The Jazz poured it on in the fourth quarter netting 40 points to hand the Bulls their fifth straight loss. Brad Miller added 20 while Luol Deng netted 14 but sat out in the fourth with a strained calf. "I tried to see how it felt," Deng said after the game. "I tried to push it a little." Heading into tonight's game on TNT, the Bulls are 31-32 straight up on the season in NBA picks, 30-31-2 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 2-8 after playing Chicago.

Dwight Howard had 22 points and 15 rebounds, as the Magic drilled the Los Angeles Clippers 113-87 on Tuesday night. Orlando covered as 12.5-point home favorites in NBA picks while the game played OVER the 199.5-point total listed at sportsbooks. The Magic netted 36 points in the second quarter and never looked back behind to win their sixth straight game. "I liked the way we approached the game coming off a big win the other night," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. "There was no letdown, especially in the second half. We played well and hard, and we didn't turn the ball over in the first half. It was just a mature, very solid approach."

Heading into tonight's game on TNT, the Magic are 45-20 straight up, 33-29-3 against the spread as favorites in NBA picks and 4-6 after playing the Clippers. Orlando is 5-0 straight up in NBA odds for their last 5 games at home and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games. Chicago is 8-4 against the spread in NBA betting for their last 12 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago and OVER in 5 of the Bulls last 7 games. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Magic -13 favorites against the Bulls with a total of 205.5.