New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Final Score & Over/Under Result — Jan 11, 2026

The market opened at 236.5, and a methodical first quarter at 52 combined points suggested the under might hold; New Orleans and Orlando each scored 26. But the pace climbed steadily from there. The second quarter pushed the combined total to 117 at halftime—already 12 points shy of the pregame line but well on pace for an over—and the third quarter proved decisive. With a combined 72 points, that frame became the game's highest-scoring period and tipped the final total decisively toward the over. Orlando's fourth quarter surge (37 points) sealed it: the game finished 128–118, a combined 246 that landed 9.5 points over the market total.

DAGGER leaned under pregame and missed. Anthony Black and Paolo Banchero led the Magic, combining for 49 points and 20 rebounds; Desmond Bane added 27 points. New Orleans countered with balanced scoring: Zion Williamson (22 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast), Trey Murphy III (21 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast), and Jordan Poole (21 pts, 0 reb, 2 ast) all chipped in. The second half's 129 combined points—13 more than the first half's 117—reversed the under's early promise, with Q3's 72-point explosion the watershed moment that pushed the night well north of the pregame expectation.