The Magic have lost six of their last seven games, including a home matchup against the Trail Blazers. It’s a surprising stretch since the team now has a healthy Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in the lineup.
Orlando gets the second, and final, matchup against Portland tonight. This time, the Trail Blazers will host. They’ve won five of their last six games, with the one loss coming against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Magic are 5.5-point favorites and the game total is set at 212.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Below, I have featured my favorite Banchero prop bets to consider from this contest.
Best Paolo Banchero Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Paolo Banchero over 36.5 points, rebounds and assists (-110)
Banchero is coming off an underwhelming performance in a double overtime loss to the Heat on Monday. The third-year forward had 17 points, six assists and five rebounds while shooting 33.3 percent from the field.
He’s been inconsistent over the past five games, fluctuating between good and poor performances. Just last week, he scored eight points on 1-of-14 shooting against the Trail Blazers. That won’t happen again.
The Trail Blazers have the fourth worst defensive efficiency and allow the 22nd most points per game to opponents. Banchero is too good of a player to get shut down twice by this defense, even if Portland is playing well lately.
While eight points on 1-of-14 shooting is a bad outing for Banchero, he did have nine rebounds and six assists. His game didn’t completely stutter against Portland last week. This time, his scoring likely won’t be so down.
Banchero needs to hit his averages tonight in order to surpass the 36.5 points, rebounds and assists line. He’s averaging 23.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists. A stat line of 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists would give Banchero 37 points, rebounds and assists. He’s hit the 36.5 over in six of 14 games this season.