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A Southeast Division battle is on tap between the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET Monday at State Farm Arena. Atlanta is 5-9 overall and 4-1 at home, while Orlando is 3-10 overall and 2-4 on the road. The Hawks swept the three-game season series between these teams last year.

Atlanta is favored by 10.5 points in the latest Hawks vs. Magic odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 214.5. Before entering any Magic vs. Hawks picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $9,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 5 of the 2021-22 NBA season up over $900 on all top-rated NBA picks this season. It's also on a stunning 113-75 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread that dates back to last season. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Hawks vs. Magic. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Magic vs. Hawks:

  • Hawks vs. Magic spread: Hawks -10.5
  • Hawks vs. Magic over-under: 214.5 points

What you need to know about the Hawks

The Hawks took their contest against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday by a conclusive 120-100 score. Point guard Trae Young continued his habit of dropping crazy stat lines, shooting 8-for-13 from beyond the arc and almost finishing with a triple-double on 42 points, 10 assists and eight boards. Atlanta's bench doubled up Milwaukee's as the Hawks reserves scored 30 points compared to the Bucks getting 15 points off the bench.

Atlanta will have to adjust after losing starting small forward De'Andre Hunter (wrist) for the next two months. But his absence may end up being addition by subtraction as his backup, Cam Reddish, has outperformed Hunter in less playing time. Hunter was averaging 10.8 points in 27.8 minutes per game, but Reddish is putting up 11.4 PPG in just 22.2 minutes per contest. The injury also opens up more playing time for Kevin Huerter although the sharpshooter is hitting just 31 percent of his 3PAs despite coming into this year as a 38 percent shooter from deep.

What you need to know about the Magic

Meanwhile, the Magic received a tough blow this past Saturday as they fell 104-92 to the Washington Wizards. Orlando was down 82-59 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. One thing holding Orlando back was the mediocre play of small forward Franz Wagner, who did not have his best game: he finished with only eight points on 2-for-11 shooting in his 34 minutes on the court.

No. 5 overall pick Jalen Suggs (ankle) is questionable for Monday and could join Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac on the bench as neither of those two has played all season. Orlando has really struggled putting the ball into the basket this year with an offense that ranks 29th in scoring and 27th in field-goal percentage. But second-year player Cole Anthony is having a breakout campaign as he leads the team with 19.5 points and 5.2 assists, while also chipping in 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.

How to make Magic vs. Hawks picks

The model has simulated Hawks vs. Magic 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

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