The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the first of two matchups this season on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Both teams are in the heat of their respective playoff races and would be playing in either the Play-In Tournament or the postseason if the season ended today. The game tips at 10:30 p.m. ET.
The Magic are 2-1 on their current four-game West Coast road trip and sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind the 76ers for an automatic playoff spot.
The Lakers are 2-1 coming out of the All-Star Break, and in fifth place in the Western Conference, percentage points ahead of Minnesota.
Below, we’ll break down our Magic vs. Lakers prediction for Tuesday’s game. Make your picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spreads, and totals!
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Magic vs. Lakers Prediction
The Magic and Lakers meet for the first of two meetings this season. The Lakers hold a 46-26 all-time advantage, but the Magic have won the last three meetings, including a season sweep last year.
Magic vs. Lakers Spread, Over/Under
The Lakers enter the contest as 5.5-point favorites, returning a 1.44x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win.
The Magic are underdogs with a 2.7x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
- Spread: Los Angeles Lakers -5.5
- Over/Under: 230.5
- Game Winner Payout: Magic 2.7x | Suns 1.44x
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Magic vs. Lakers Prediction on Spread
The Lakers are a 5.5-point favorite tonight, the sixth time in the last nine games in which they are laying points.
- The Magic are 24-32 (42.9%) to the spread this season, the third-worst cover percentage of all NBA teams in 2025-26. However, they’ve covered in all three games out of the break, on the West Coast trip.
- Orlando is 8-9 this season as an underdog this season, with covers over the last two games in Phoenix and vs. the Clippers.
- The Lakers are 30-26 (53.6%) against the spread this season. That includes not covering in four of the last five games.
- L.A. has covered in 22 of 33 games this season as the listed favorite, the third-most covers as a favorite in the NBA. Only the Thunder (28) and Knicks (23) have more.
- The Lakers and Magic are both in the top 10 of NBA teams in overs this season, with the Lakers 55.4%, the fourth highest, and Orlando’s 51.8% coming in eighth.
- The Magic offense has struggled shooting, as they are 26th in the league in EFG pct (52.9, 17th in offensive rating (113.7), and 20th in FG pct (46.3).
- The Lakers, on the other hand, lead the NBA in FG pct (49.8%), are second in the NBA in EFG (56.8), and 11th in offensive rating (116.0).
Magic vs. Lakers Injury Report
Let’s dive into the full Magic vs. Lakers injury report for Tuesday, via NBA.com
Magic Injury Report
- G Jalen Suggs (back) - Questionable
- F Franz Wagner (ankle) - OUT
Lakers Injury Report
- C Jaxson Hayes (Ankle) - Doubtful
Magic vs. Lakers Picks for PrizePicks Today: February 24
Here are two Magic vs. Lakers picks to target for Tuesday, February 24 on PrizePicks. Player stat projections via PrizePicks are headlined by Magic F Paolo Banchero and Lakers G Luka Doncic.
Magic F Paolo Banchero Projection vs. Lakers: 21.5 Points
- Magic F Paolo Banchero has failed to reach his player projection in eight of his last ten games, including seven straight before the All-Star Break. In those seven, he shot 40.6% from the field, far below his 45% season average.
- On the season, he’s reached it in only 18 of 45 games with a posted number this season.
- During the first three games of the West Coast road trip, Banchero scored 30, 26, and 16 points. Two of the opponents, the Suns and Clippers, have top-ten defenses.
- In five career games vs. the Suns, Banchero averages 17.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.4 assists.
Lakers G Luka Doncic Projection vs. Magic: 47.5 Points+Rebounds+Assists
- Lakers G Luka Doncic has gone over his points+rebounds+assists (PRA) projection in half of his 44 games this season.
- Doncic is 1-1 to his PRA prop since returning from injury. The difference between hitting it or not was his 3’s and assists. He hit 8 treys with 11 dimes, totaling 55 PRA vs. the Celtics, while only hitting three 3’s with 3 assists, totaling 33 PRA vs. the Celtics.
- Doncic leads the NBA at 32.8 points per game, and his 8.5 assists per game are fourth.
- In 14 career games vs. the Magic, the former Atlanta Hawks draft pick is averaging 29.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game.
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Can the Magic maintain their hold on the seventh spot in the East in the finale of their four-game West Coast trip? Or will the Lakers bounce back from their loss to the Celtics and keep a hold of the five-seed in the West?
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