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Even with LeBron James returning from a groin injury Saturday, it wasn't enough to end the Los Angeles Lakers' struggles. After a 146-115 defeat to the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers have dropped six of their past nine games. The skid has dropped them from second in the Western Conference to clinging onto the fourth seed, as they're just a half game ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies. 

Now Los Angeles begins a four-game road trip Monday with a battle against the Orlando Magic at 7 p.m. ET. With Paolo Banchero's bunch setting up to be a tricky battle, the Lakers will need to lean on Luka Doncic even more to right the ship. Doncic has been sensational this month, averaging 31.1 points, 8.9 assists and 8.8 rebounds in 10 games. 

Los Angeles opened as a 4.5-point road favorite to Orlando, but this spread has come down to Los Angeles -3.5. The Lakers are -172 (bet $172 to win $100) on the money line according to SportsLine consensus, while the Magic are +144 (bet $100 to win $144) underdogs. 

But what if you want to bet on player props, particularly on whether an incredible Doncic effort can end the Lakers' losing streak? The SportsLine model has you covered. It continuously refreshes the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. The SportsLine model, which can be found on every game forecast page on SportsLine under the "Prop Picks" tab, assigns ratings of up to five stars for each projected value play on every NBA slate. Those picks can be integral to building winning parlays on DraftKings, FanDuel, PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy or Sleeper Fantasy and in same-game parlays on any betting site.

Let's check out the SportLine model's three highest-rated player prop recommendations for Lakers-Magic and see what the payout would be if they were put into a same-game parlay -- and check out the optimal same-game parlay for every game on Monday's NBA schedule at SportsLine.

Paolo Banchero Under 27.5 points (-125): 4 stars

All four 4-star recommendations for this game involve Bachero, but let's zero in on his points prop. Banchero is averaging 20.2 points the last five times the Magic have been home underdogs while playing a top-10 defense, going Under his points prop four times in that span. The SportsLine model has him projected for 22.9 points against the Lakers, a big enough edge to justify laying -125. 

Austin Reaves Over 4.5 assists (+106): 3.5 stars

Here's our one plus-money leg of this SGP, and it's backing a strong Reaves trend. The last 10 games the Lakers have played on the road against a team with a losing record, he's gone Over his assists prop eight of those times. In those contests, he's averaged 6.8 dimes and is forecasted for 5.3 tonight.  

Luka Doncic Over 6.5 assists (-144): 3.5 stars

Like Reaves, Doncic has dominated his assists prop in road games where the Lakers are facing a team below .500. Doncic has gone Over his assists prop 11 times in the last 18 games when Los Angeles has encountered that situation. The SportsLine model likes that trend to continue, spitting out 8.2 assists for a sizable edge. 

Same-Game Parlay odds: +528