The Lakers are coming into this game with a 43-27 record this season and they have not been playing that well recently. They were playing well while being banged up, winning 3 straight games, but now they have lost their last 2 straight games and will be hungry to bounce back here. They were missing LeBron James for a few games and lost at home to the Bucks 118-89 with some key pieces out of the lineup. Now they are coming off of a 146-115 loss at home against the Bulls in their last game, a game which they had LeBron James and Luka Doncic both playing in, but they still got blown out at home by a bad team. That huge loss is going to leave a bad taste in their mouths and they will be hungry to bounce back in this game against a Magic team that has been very inconsistent all season. They are going up against a Magic team that is 33-38 this season and they have not been great recently. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and they are coming off of a 120-105 win on the road against the Wizards in their last game, but they have also been alternating between wins and losses over their last 6 games. They have also played 6 of their last 7 games on the road and they will be back at home here, but they have not played well at home recently. They have lost their last 6 straight games at home and they have lost 3 of their last 4 games there to teams well below them in the standings. The Magic have not been a dominant team this season and they are coming off of a win while the Lakers have lost 2 straight games and need a bounce back here. The Lakers will cover the spread in this game.