Bucks vs. Magic betting: NBA preview for March 8

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The Orlando Magic (29-35) are 6.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a five-game losing streak when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks (36-25) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. The matchup airs at 8 p.m. ET on FDSWI and FDSFL. The point total is 217 for the matchup.

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Bucks Cover -6.5 vs Magic -115

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Bucks vs. Magic betting lines

  • Bucks odds to win: -274
  • Magic odds to win: +222
  • Spread: Bucks (-6.5)
  • Total: 217
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Bucks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Milwaukee is 22-9 in home contests and have covered the spread 18 times at home.
  • This year, Milwaukee is 8-7 ATS in home games when playing as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • Bucks home games have gone over the set point total 16 times this year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to Milwaukee to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 227.5 points per contest.

Bucks Recent Trends

  • The Bucks have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Bucks and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Bucks games averaged 12.6 more points (229.6) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Bucks are scoring 1.9 points more per game compared to their season average.

Bucks Betting Records

  • The Bucks have won 68.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (30-14).
  • Milwaukee has gone 13-4 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -274 or shorter (winning 76.5%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Bucks have an implied win probability of 73.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (sixth in NBA) 45.2 (second) 44.3 (14th) 45.7 (25th) 25.3 (21st) 13.1 (10th)

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Magic Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Magic have an 11-19 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 11-19 overall in those contests.
  • This year, the Magic are 2-0 ATS in road games when playing as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Magic road games have gone over the set point total 12 times this season.
  • This season on the road the Magic and their opponents have averaged a total of 214.2 points per contest, 2.8 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Magic Recent Trends

  • The Magic have a 3-7 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • Magic’s past 10 outings saw three go over the total.
  • The Magic’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 215.8 points scored. That’s 1.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Magic’s per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 107.1, 2.6 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Magic Betting Records

  • Orlando has been underdogs in 28 games this season and won six (21.4%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Magic have won two of their seven games when they’re the underdog by at least +222 on the moneyline.
  • The Magic have a 31.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44 (27th in NBA) 47.2 (21st) 41.7 (27th) 41.9 (second) 23 (29th) 13.5 (16th)
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