No win again for Magic against Portland?

Orlando Magic host the Portland Trail Blazers on 18.01.2022. The home side are the worst team in the league with a meagre win percentage of only around 18 percent and have a fearful opponent as their guest: they haven’t won against the Trail Blazers in nine duels!

Orlando Magic – statistics & current form

The franchise from Florida has only recorded one win in the past twelve games. This makes it clear that the home side continues to be weak. This is hardly surprising, because the personnel situation is as tense as ever.

With players like Fultz or Isaac, powerful players are missing due to serious injuries. Furthermore, Magic cannot rely on a home bonus: Only two of the 17 home games played ended with a win for the basket-ballers from the Sunshine State.

Portland Trail Blazers – Statistics & current form

Portland also travels with personnel worries. With Damian Lillard, the normally best scorer on the side of the guests is missing. “Logo Lillard” will also be out for some time due to surgery. However, Anfernee Simons is successfully stepping into the breach on the offensive side.

In the recent win against the Wizards, the 22-year-old contributed 31 points and delivered his second double-double in points and assists. With CJ McCollum equally unable to suit up of late, however, the forward play was admittedly also very much tailored to the shooting guard.

Orlando Magic – Portland Trail Blazers Tip

In the duel between Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers, the forecast includes more than 108.5 points by the visitors. Although they are currently missing a normally efficient scorer in Lillard, CJ McCollum is about to make his comeback after more than a month and Anfernee Simons is currently very accurate.

He is averaging 27.8 points in January – more than double the previous month’s 10.3. Furthermore, the home side is the weakest team in the NBA and this is partly due to a generally inadequate defensive effort. The prediction is also supported from this angle.

Furthermore, the defensive weakness can also be seen in Magic’s home games: Only in one of the last seven home games the respective guests did not score at least 109 points. In addition, the statistics speak for the tip: The last five home games have all been lost by the basket ball hunters from Florida against the upcoming opponent!

Bet365’s sportsbook offers odds of 1.86 on the Orlando vs. Portland game for the forecast.