Free Pro Basketball Pick
Philadelphia 76ers (54-27) at Orlando Magic (58-23) 4/14, 8PM
The Magic look for a final tune-up to prepare for the playoffs, with their playoff seed now securely at the two-spot. Philadelphia will try to find positives and silver-linings in an otherwise extremely disappointing season.
Philadelphia’s previous two seasons showed promise for a bright future. They finished with 41 wins last year and 40 the year before. Now, for the first time in over a decade, they won’t even reach 30 wins. They are also in a disappointing division where every team is under .500 except for Boston. Andre Iguodala remains a solid player, scoring 17.2 points, getting 5.8 assists, and 6.6 rebounds per game. But it is clear that the Sixers need more star power in order to be competitive in this league. Samuel Dalembert grabs 9.6 rebounds a game. They are just 3-7 in their last ten games.
The Magic, on the other hand, prepare for another possible run at the NBA Finals. As the two-seed, they are certainly a force to be reckoned with. Currently, they are playing much better basketball than the Cavaliers. While the Cavs have lost three in a row, Orlando has won five straight, including a six-point win last Sunday against Cleveland, albeit without LeBron James. A win in this game for the Magic will give them the same win total (59) as they had last year. Dwight Howard leads the team with 18.4 points and 13.2 rebounds per game. Jameer Nelson gets 5.5 assists per game. Unless the Magic decides to sit out their main core players, this game should not be much of a contest, and Orlando can go into the playoffs on a winning note.
The season began with the Magic beating the Sixers. Now 80 games later, the Orlando will play Philadelphia once again. Orlando will look for the season four-game sweep.
Orlando is favored by 11 points. The total is listed at 207.
Philadelphia Betting Trends:
Philadelphia is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games |
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games |
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games |
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road |
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando |
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando |
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Orlando |
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando |
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Orlando
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Orlando Betting Trends:
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games |
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games |
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games |
Orlando is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games at home |
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home |
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Orlando's last 14 games at home |
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia |
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia |
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia |
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia |
Orlando is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
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Pick: Take Orlando -11
Betting Trends By Bodog.com |
