Current
betting odds for this game have the have the Magic listed as 6.5 point
favorites, while the total has been set at 211.5.
Head-To-Head
This Year: Orlando won the 1st meeting 105-82 as 3.5 point road favorites…
Orlando won the 2nd meeting 100-93 as 7.5 point home favorites… Orlando won the
3rd meeting 83-77 as 3 point road favorites.
The
Brooklyn Nets tough season continued on Monday night as they fell 110-99 at
Miami and failed to cover the spread of 10. The Nete are now 21-52 overall,
including just 4-10 in their last 14 and they have gone just 7-25 on the road
this year. This is just a season for the Nets to forget. The Nets are not a
real deep team as just five players average more than 7.9. They are led by Brook
Lopez, who averages 20.8 ppg and is 2nd on the team in rebounding at 7.9 rpg.
Thaddeus Young is the team’s leader in rebounding at 9.1 rpg, while placing 2nd
on the team in scoring at 15.1 ppg. Sean Kilpatrick is 3rd in scoring at 13.2
ppg and has hit 44.0% from downtown in his 14 games since coming over from
Denver. Rounding out the double digit scorers on the team is Bojan Bogdanovic is
the only other player to average in double figures at 11.1 ppg. Overall the Nets
enter this game ranked 26th in the league in scoring, putting up just 98.7 ppg,
but they are a decent shooting team as they rank 11th in shooting overall, 12th
in three point shooting and 15th from the charity stripe. They have had their
issues on defense as they enter the game ranked 22nd in points allowed at 104.8
ppg, while also ranking 30th in defensive FG% overall and 25th in 3-point
defense. On the road the Nets have averaged 98.4 ppg on 44.8% shooting, while
allowing 106.0 ppg on 47.0% shooting.
Trends:
The Nets are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 Tuesday games and 5-2 ATS in their last
7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, but just 1-4 ATS in their
last 5 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest. The
Over is 5-2 in their last 7 vs. the Eastern Conference, while the Under is
18-6-2 in the last 26 meetings in Orlando.
The
Orlando Magic have not had a good year and they really seem to be fading even
more down the stretch as they come in having lost 6 of their last 7 games. They
did beat the Bulls by 22 in their last game, but that team isn’t playing well at
all right now. They have been a decent home team this year where they have gone
19-16 SU and 20-15 ATS so far. The leading scorer on the team is Nikola Vucevic
at 17.8 ppg and he leads them in rebounding as well at 9.0 rpg, but he is
dealing with a groin injury and is questionable for this game. Victor Oladipo
has had another solid season as he comes in 2nd on the team in scoring at 16.0
ppg. Evan Fournier (14.8 ppg & 39.9% from long range) and Elfrid Payton
(10.8 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Not a ton of
consistent offense if Vucevic doesn’t play. Overall the Magic enter this game
ranked 21st in the league in scoring, putting up just 100.9 ppg, while also
ranking 15th in shooting overall, 19th in three point shooting and 16th from the
charity stripe. The defense has been average at best as they rank 17th in points
allowed at 103.2 ppg, while also ranking 19th in defensive FG% overall and 20th
in 3-point defense. At home Orlando has averaged 102.9 ppg on 45.3% shooting,
while allowing 101.6 ppg on 46.2% shooting.
Trends:
The Magic are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 12-5 ATS in their last 17
vs. the Atlantic, but the home team is 2-5 ATS the last 7 in the series. The
Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest, while the Under is
19-6-1 in their last 26 vs. a team with a losing straight up
record.
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