New Orleans at Orlando

After two straight losses at Denver and Washington, New Orleans catches a break against a bad and banged up Orlando squad. New Orleans is fifth in the NBA in scoring, second in field goal shooting, behind its one-two frontcourt punch of DeMarcus Cousins (26.2 ppg, 12.3 rpg) and Anthony Davis (25.7 ppg, 10.6 rpg). The Pelicans are 8-2 ATS versus losing teams. Injury-plagued Orlando has a losing home record and has dropped six in a row and 17-of-20. The Magic were without their top two scorers Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon due to injuries while getting thumped 112-94 at Chicago on Wednesday, missing 22-of-29 shots from three-point range. Fournier (ankle) has missed six straight games and Gordon (concussion, calf injuries) has missed four of the past five. Rookie forward Jonathan Isaac tweaked his ankle against Chicago in his second game back since missing 17 with the same injury and is questionable. Orlando is #21 in the NBA in field goal shooting defense, #28 in three-point defense, and #24 offensively from the free throw line. The Magic are on a 16-36-1 ATS run at home, including 10-25-1 ATS at home against teams with a losing road record. Play New Orleans.