Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction 3/24/25 NBA Picks

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic duke it out at the Kia Center on Monday night. Here’s a Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction. This article will include a Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Pick.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been in a slump as they've lost six of their last nine games overall and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting embarrassed by the Bulls in a 146-115 home defeat on Saturday. Luka Doncic led the team with 34 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, Austin Reaves added 25 points with five assists on nine of 13 shooting while LeBron James chipped in with 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 48 percent from the field and 17 of 41 from the 3-point line as they kept pace with the Bulls in a tightly contested first half. Before they were completely blown out in the second half by an incredible 81-53 to suffer one of their worst defeats of the season. No bench player scored more than six points for the Lakers, Doncic racked up seven turnovers, while James had five turnovers of his own. 

Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic have been in a slump as they've lost eight of their last 12 games overall, but they will be feeling better after blowing past the lowly Wizards in a 120-105 road win on Friday. Paolo Banchero led the team with 30 points, eight rebounds, and five assists, Franz Wagner added 21 points with eight rebounds and five assists while Wendell Carter Jr chipped in with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks. As a team, the Magic shot 47 percent from the field and 17 of 42 from the 3-point line as they hit the ground running with 67 points in the first half to shoot out to an early double-digit lead. This lead ballooned to 33 points in the third quarter, where the Magic outscored the Wizards by 17. 35-17. 

Why the Orlando Magic will win

• The Lakers have lost each of their last five games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The underdogs have won three of the Magic's last four games at Kia Center.
• The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the last five games between the Lakers and Magic.
• The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Why the Los Angeles Lakers will win

• The Magic have lost each of their last nine night games following a road win.
• The Lakers have won each of their last six games against Magic teams that held a losing record.
• The Magic have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six night games at Kia Center.
• The Lakers have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games as favorites when playing with a rest disadvantage.

The Lakers are still keeping an eye on Rui Hachimura, who has been upgraded to questionable for this game, while the Magic have listed Trevelin Queen and Cole Anthony as questionable. The Magic are coming into this one fresh off a comfortable win over the Wizards, but they were really struggling before that game, and it's hard to get too excited about beating the Wizards these days. The Lakers got embarrassed on Friday in James' return to the lineup, but I think we're going to see a response from them in this one. I wouldn't be shocked if the Magic pulled off the minor upset at home, but I think the Lakers bounce back and get cover at the short line.