Markelle Fultz Assists Prop is currently Over/Under 1.5 (-170/+140).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Magic rank 9th-best in in the NBA while playing at home with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Markelle Fultz should see a spike in production across the board in light of possessing the home court advantage in this contest.
Favors Under
Markelle Fultz has tallied a measly 2.9 assists per game this season, quite a bit lower than his 5.7 assists per game last season.
In contrast to last season's 29.6 rate, Markelle Fultz's playing time has fallen this season to 21.7 minutes per game.
The Magic have played at the 2nd-slowest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games.
The Pelicans have played at the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games away from their home stadium, which should reduce possessions for the Magic.