Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/21/26

Can we finally put to bed the debate whether or not the Lakers are real contenders? Luka Doncic is doing his best to do just that. He just exploded for 60 points in the big win at Miami on Thursday, the Lakers are now headed to Orlando in an effort to extend their win streak to 9 games in a row. Pulling off a win like that in Miami while playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back was extremely impressive, you could see how exhausted Doncic was at the end of that game playing his 3rd game in 4 nights. Revenge will be on the mind of the Lakers who lost to the Magic about a month ago at home 110-109, in a game in which Luka went for just 22 points on 8-for-24 shooting.

Paolo Banchero excelled in that win for Orlando with 36 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Magic fans are hoping he can repeat that performance on Saturday as their team tries to reverse a 3-game losing streak. Orlando has now dropped to 6th in the East, but there’s no need to hit the panic button just yet as they can still very much catch and overtake the Raptors in 5th who are just 1 game ahead. Orlando’s calling card in this game will be their home form – they’ve won 22 of 35 games at Kia Center and are 4-1 SU in their last 5 played there entering Saturday’s game.

Luka is on a heater we haven’t seen in decades from a Lakers player; he is now 2nd in the MVP race as well according to some analysts. A win here would go a long way for the Lakers, they’ve now created a 2.5 game gap for the 3rd seed in the West ahead of Houston and Denver. No team in the NBA has a better win percentage in clutch games than the Lakers (77.8%), if we get another close finish, it’s hard to bet against Luka right now. Take the Lakers

LA Lakers vs Orlando Magic Predictions: Lakers -3 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.