The Houston Rockets will take on the Orlando Magic at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at the Amway Center. Orlando is 11-13 overall and 8-5 at home, while Houston is 16-8 overall and 7-5 on the road. The Magic won five of six games before taking back-to-back losses. The Rockets, meanwhile, have won five of their past seven games. Houston is favored by 6.5-points in the latest Magic vs. Rockets odds, while the over-under is set at 222. Before entering any Rockets vs. Magic picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.

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Orlando came up short against Los Angeles on Wednesday, falling 96-87. Terrence Ross just could not get things rolling his way: he finished with only four points on 2-for-11 shooting in his 28 minutes on the court. Nikola Vucevic missed the game with a right ankle injury and Markelle Fultz was unavailable because of an illness.  

Meanwhile, Houston beat Cleveland 116-110. James Harden was dominant for the Rockets, finishing with 55 points and eight dimes. It was Harden's fourth 50-point game of the season and second this month. Harden made 10 three-pointers, and missed just 14 of his 34 shots. Harden became the fourth player in NBA history with multiple games of 10-plus three-pointers. At one point during the fourth quarter, he outscored Cleveland 13-0. He totaled 20 points in the final quarter. 

Orlando comes into Friday's game boasting the second fewest points allowed per game in the league at 102.7. However, the Rockets enter the matchup averaging 120.3 points per game, good for second best in the league.

So who wins Rockets vs. Magic? And which side of the spread hits in almost 70 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Rockets vs. Magic spread you need to jump on Friday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.