After a slow start in their 5-game homestand, the Dallas Mavericks will look to bounce back when they host the Orlando Magic.

Orlando is adjusting to life without star Paolo Banchero (oblique), who is out indefinitely — a big reason they’re 8-point underdogs in the NBA odds.

Faced with a compromised lineup, my Magic vs Mavericks prediction has Dallas restricting the visitors and keeping the score low.

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Magic vs Mavericks Prediction

My best bet
Under 221 (-110 at bet365)

My analysis
The Orlando Magic the offense stalled without their budding star.

They posted a season-low in a 102-99 loss to the Bulls when Paolo Banchero left with an injury and posted their second-lowest production since last year in a 120-109 loss to the Cavaliers .

This was a team already dangerously thin on both shot-makers and shot-producers. As a team, Orlando ranks 19th in scoring at 111.7 points per game and ranks in the bottom half of the league in both field goal (44.9%) and 3-point shooting (34.4%).

Look for them to lean on a defense that ranks ninth in scoring at 109.8 points per game.

The Dallas Mavericks They probably aren’t the team they want to catch right now, as the Mavericks were shut out in a 108-102 loss to the Houston Rockets.

The Mavs were hit on the glass, surrendering 18 offensive rebounds and losing the overall battle 50-37.

Dallas was also complacent, sending Houston 27 times, continuing a recurring trend of fouling more than shooting in person every game this season. They allow teams to shoot about 29 free throws per game, a league-low 7th.

Surprisingly, a range with Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irvingand Klay Thompson scoring at a lower rate than Orlando, scoring 110.8 points per game.

Their seventh-ranked defense allows them to sit in games, let their stars land the plane.

Dallas has owned this head-to-head, winning eight of the last 10, but -320 money is prohibitive, and a team that mistakes so much and struggles to score doesn’t offer much confidence in that substantial spread.

So we will focus on the total. The Mavericks have hit the Under in three of their last four, and their defense should limit an Orlando team that will try to stay afloat until the all-star returns.

Magic vs Mavericks game in the same game

Below 221.5

Kyrie Irving Over 4.5 assists

Klay Thompson Over 13.5 ppg

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Kyrie Irving finished the last game against Houston with 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, marking the fourth straight game in which he had at least five dimes.

His line is set for 4.5 on Sunday. Last year, in his only meeting against the Magic while with the Mavericks, Irving dished out 10 assists.

After a great three-game start to his Mavericks tenure, Klay Thompson has shown some of the wear and tear and limited offense that has tarnished his past two seasons.

He scored seven points on seven shots against the T-Wolves, followed that up with 12 points on 5-for-13 shooting against the Rockets last time out.

Orlando’s top defenders like Jalen Suggs, Kentavious Caldwell Pope and Jonathan Isaac will have their hands full with Dallas’ top two stars, so this is a perfect spot for Thompson to release pressure with some dead-eye shots .

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Magic vs Mavericks odds

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Magic vs Mavericks opening odds

• Spread: Orlando +7.5 | Dallas -7.5
• Moneyline: Orlando +242 | Dallas -280
• Over/Under: Over 220 | Below 220

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Magic vs Mavericks spread and over/under analysis

• Orlando is 3-1-1 in their last five against the Mavericks.
• Dallas has won 12 straight home games against Orlando.
• The Magic have been overshot in five of six games.
• The Mavericks have been outscored in two of three home games this season.

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