The NBA has a jam-packed Sunday of action, and in one of the best matchups of the day, the Orlando Magic visit the Milwaukee Bucks in an Eastern Conference matchup at the Fiserv Forum. Coming down the stretch, each team has some compelling storylines to follow. The Magic are 6.5-point road favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook, with the game total set at O/U 216.5 points.
The injury report for this contest is key on both sides. The Bucks ruled Giannis Antetokounmpo out for injury management purposes, while Kevin Porter Jr. is also out, and Kyle Kuzma is questionable. On the other side, the Magic are playing for the second day in a row, but they have a fairly clean injury report. Franz Wagner remains out, while Anthony Black, Jonathan Isaac and Jace Richardson are questionable.
The Magic won in Minnesota on Saturday afternoon to improve to 34-28 and move to the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are 27-35 and sitting 11th in the standings, just outside of the Play-In Tournament. Orlando has won three straight, but Milwaukee had lost four straight before getting a win on Saturday against the Jazz.
Even without Giannis, there are plenty of options to consider in the player props market, so let’s highlight a few Magic-Bucks prop bets that make sense.
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Magic at Bucks Best Prop Bets
Ryan Rollins o19.5 Points (-123)
With Porter and Giannis both out, Rollins will have to carry the load for the Bucks. He has averaged 23.6 points per game in 35.0 minutes per game across 10 games without those two stars.
Rollins played 40 minutes against the Jazz on Friday, scoring 13 points to go with 11 rebounds and eight assists. He deferred to Giannis, who led the way with 27 points, but Rollins still had 15 shot attempts, which keeps his ceiling high.
The 23-year-old breakout performer hasn’t gone over this prop line in six straight games. However, with so much work and so many opportunities, he should be able to get back to at least 21 points. Coming out of the All-Star break, Rollins had 27, 21 and 21 points. Even though he hasn’t hit this mark lately, he has a good chance to get back into high-scoring form without Giannis and Porter.
Tristan da Silva o9.5 Points (-119)
Over the last few weeks, the Magic have been getting solid contributions from da Silva, which has helped them overcome several key injuries. The first-round pick from the 2024 draft is having a solid second season in the NBA, averaging 9.1 points across 23.4 minutes per game.
Over his last nine games, he has gone over this prop six times, averaging a solid 12.0 points per game. He started six of those games as well, but has scored 19 points and 11 points in his last two games since returning to the bench.
He could start in place of Black, or just get more minutes off the bench. Either way, da Silva should be able to get to double-digit points in a favorable matchup against the Bucks without Giannis.
Ousmane Dieng o12.5 Points (-104)
The Bucks inserted Dieng into the starting lineup three games ago, and the versatile 22-year-old from France has been one of the standouts recently for Milwaukee.
He got his first start for the Bucks just before the All-Star break, playing 36 minutes and scoring 19 points in a win over his former team, the Thunder. He went back to the bench and finished under this prop line for six straight games, but moved back into the starting five on March 2.
Dieng had 13 points in 30 minutes against Boston in his return to the lineup and followed that up with 14 points in 28 minutes against the Hawks. In his most recent game on Saturday, he played 32 minutes in the team’s win over the Jazz, contributing 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
While he can contribute in many ways, he should have plenty of opportunities to produce points without Giannis and Porter, and I expect him and Rollins to be the 1-2 punch against the Magic on Sunday night.
Bonus Parlay Pick: Desmond Bane u2.5 3PM (-157)
If you’re building an SGP (Same Game Parlay) from this Sunday’s matchup, one way to boost the odds is by adding the under on Bane’s 3PM (three-pointers made). Adding that to the mix boosts the four props in this post to +850 for these four Magic-Bucks bets.
Bane has been scoring plenty of points lately, but he hasn’t been doing it from long range. He has been under this prop in four of his last six games, and he had 30 points against the Timberwolves on Saturday (when he and da Silva were in my props), but he didn’t make a single three-pointer. He’s had zero or one 3PM in three of his last four, and if the Magic open a big lead on the short-handed Bucks, he may not be pushed to throw up a lot of three-point attempts in this contest.
