Orlando Magic vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-52) will take on the Orlando Magic (40-36) at Smoothie King Center on Sunday.

The Magic played the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 130-101 in their last contest. Orlando finished with a 39.8% field goal percentage (35 out of 88) and made 6 out of their 32 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic converted 25 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 80.6%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 37 assists for this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to defending, Orlando let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the floor on 47 of 92 shooting. Atlanta totaled 32 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 27 tries. They knocked down 15 out of their 37 shots from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 18 while the Hawks racked up 14 personal fouls.

Jamal Cain is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He notched 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins played and collected 1 board. Cain shot 55.6% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Orlando will play this contest with a record of 40-36 this season. They average 115.1 points per contest (16th in basketball) while connecting on 46.2% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (892 of 2,605) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 43.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,999 dimes on the year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a group are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Magic are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.8 fouls. They currently rank 7th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,925 relinquished so far this year. The Magic defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (3,181 of 6,663) and they relinquish 43.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-106 against the Trail Blazers. In the matter of cleaning the glass, New Orleans permitted Portland to collect 38 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 39.2% from three-point range via 20 out of 51 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Pelicans allowed the Trail Blazers to bury 42 of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.7% for the game. Overall, the Pelicans went 38 out of 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. Regarding shooting from distance, New Orleans knocked down 9 out of their 23 tries (39.1%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a percentage of 80.8%. The Trail Blazers committed 10 fouls in the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 12 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the contest.

Jeremiah Fears pitched in for the Pelicans for this game. He made 7 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Jeremiah earned 21 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 25-52 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in basketball. New Orleans has totaled 8,852 pts for the campaign (115.0 per game) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. The Pelicans are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 25th in basketball in points allowed per game with 119.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (19th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense gives up 35.1% on 3-point attempts (1,098 of 3,129) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.9 dimes and 45.7 boards per contest, which ranks 24th and 25th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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