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Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/22/26

Updated: 9:53 AM ET Jan 22, 2026

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LWLWL	Last 5	WLWWL
16-28	Record	23-19
23-19-0	ATS Record	17-25-0
17-25	O/U Record	20-22

Hornets vs Magic Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick

ORL Magic -6.0(-110)

Reasoning

The offense just wasn’t clicking for the Hornets last night, as they went 8-for-47 from three in their 94-87 home loss to the Cavaliers. Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller were their only players with notable performances, but both of them shot well under 50%. So how do they turn things around with less than 24 hours of rest and a game in Orlando? Judging by recent meetings between the two teams, it’ll be difficult. Charlotte has gone just 1-5 SU/ATS in 6 games against the Magic; they’ve covered only once in 5 meetings at Kia Center.

Orlando returns home from a week-long trip to Europe, where they split a pair of games against the Grizzlies. After winning the first one in Berlin, they didn’t show nearly as much enthusiasm in the return leg in London, losing 126-109. Despite the loss, there were some positives to take away. The main one was the return of Franz Wagner from a lengthy layoff due to injury. Adding a 20+ point per game scorer is always a positive, and I expect the Magic to go on a run with him back in the line-up in the coming weeks and months, if health is on their side.

In their first game back on home soil, the Magic are 6 point favorites versus a team playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back. That shouldn’t be too big of an obstacle to overcome. Last night’s brutal offensive display might stick a while with the Hornets. Orlando is one of the better defensive teams in the NBA, ranking 10th in efficiency over their last 5 outings. I’ll go with the home team here.

Hornets vs Magic Predictions: Orlando Magic -6 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Point Spread

The Hornets have covered in 17 of their 29 matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season.

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The Under is 4-1 in the Hornets' last 5 matchups against divisional opponents.

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The Hornets have won 3 straight matchups against Eastern Conference Southeast Division teams.

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