They have pretty much the same records and both teams have been playing pretty well over the past month or so. It's going to be a good game, but I'm a little surprised that Dallas is a slight dog here. I was expecting them to be a 1 point fave, but instead Orlando opened as the favorite and so far, money is coming in on them. I guess I'm more surprised that the majority of the money is on Orlando because I figured the public would see Dallas as the dog at home and jump all over it.
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And also, who does everyone like???Comment -
i had my projected line (before i knew of OT) at dal -2.5. obviously the money is moving quick cause of the OT game for dal.Comment -
regardless of the ot outcome orlando shouldnt be favored in dallas. if lakers and cavs were in the same position as dallas the magic wouldnt be favored in those buildings.Comment -
Dallas should be slight fave at home. My personal line is -1Comment -
Number never seems to matter as Dallas just can't get it done at home ATSComment -
pretty sure vince isnt playing eitherComment -
Dallas beat the Magic back in mid Feb when these two played in Orlando, I know Dallas played OT last night but I still think that the money should be coming in on Dallas as the dog. Im going to wait to see how high this line gets if it levels off at Dallas +2.5 then Ill probably take Dallas if it goes higher than that Ill probably stay away just cuz it makes me think something is up in this game.Comment -
tough call. hard to back the Mavs after an OT win last night and hard to back the Magic at this #. Gun to head I say take the Mavs.Comment -
Didn't the Magic have an off day yesterday? If so that is why, NBA back-to-back vs off-days plays a huge role. If not, then yeah tough ot back Orlando.Comment -
might just take the overComment -
if mavs were the favs at home, I would jump all over the magic. Mavs ATS at home is horrendous.Comment -
Anyone know for sure one way or the other on the status of Carter and Pietrus for the Magic in this game?Comment -
on covers it says that carter is expected to play tonightComment -
I'm surprised they are. It's at -2.5 now tooComment -
I capped it at Orlando -3
At a neutral site
Orlando Predictor Rating- 96.51
Magic Predictor Rating -92.10
Mavs are 26-11 at home..Orlando 22-15 on the road
Mavs defeated Magic @ Orlando by 10
Closer look at that statsheet shows that Orlando shot 4-25 (16%) from the 3 point line - their bread and butter, and 41% from the field overall- lower than the norm. Mavs are a good team, but not a elite defensive team. Things will LIKELY return to norm, Orlando will, likely, hit a larger percentage of 3 pointers - which should provide enough cushion to allow them to win.
It was just a terrible shooting day for Orlando (especially their bench). The +/- for the 4 worst individual players were
Jason Williams - 0/1 FG - 0/1 3's .. -11
J.J. Reddick - 0/5 FG - 0/1 3's .. -10
Mikeal Pietres - 1/6 FG - 0/5 3's .. -13
Ryan Anderson - 0/5 FG - 0/3 3's.. -16
So the Magic bench went 1 for 17 and 0 for 10 from the 3 point line AND They were winning by 4 going into the 4th quarter.
I think the Magic have been playing well and you won't see a 5.8% shooing from the Magic Bench.
I'm taking Orlando here.
Orlando 99 - Mavs 92Comment -
The line may be out of whack. But the books are only doing us a favor. They've already revealed the outcome of this game - Orlando wins by at least 3 points!Comment -
i personally like dallas, they seem to be a real bad matchup for the magic. haywood can D up howard 1 on 1, they have multiple wings to guard carter, and nelson isnt nearly as assertive as he was last year (prior to injury). oh, and they have dirk, lewis cant guard him, i.e. double teams and matchup issuesComment -
Shouldn't you know if Orlando played Wednesday nite, if your going to put your hard earned money on this contest. Not bashing just don't understand, it's all about prepareing. Let's go buddy, research.Comment -
2 very unpredictable games tonight.... I think it is better to stay away tonightComment -
you cant tell me the magic would win more than half the time on the mavs home floor if they played 100 times. line is a joke.Comment -
If VC is out, thats better. Orlando imo is a better team without crazy snipers like Carter and all 3pt shooters. Magic for me.Comment -
who's got a better bench???Comment -
I like Orlando here. I clearly think they are the better team. Dallas is still too weak defensively to scare me. Should be a good game regardless though.Comment -
here you guys go
Vince Carter (toe) will play against the Mavericks on Thursday night.
Carter surprisingly was able to practice on Wednesday and is good to go tonight. He's not known as the toughest guy in the world, so there's a chance his minutes will be limited. Still, we're comfortable using him.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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Its crazy as **** that orlandos the favorite here.Now that carters gonna play its even stranger. Orlando doesnt really halve a whole lot to play for at this point in the season, while Dallas is battling to hold on to the 2 seed.Comment -
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this is pretty simple.
Game should probably be Dallas favored by 1 or 1.5, but they haven't been playing particularly well and they just played an OT game in Memphis. So travel and a back to back. Also their third game is four days.
Orlando on the other hand, has had three days off.
That, to me, is what really swung the line from what a normal Orlando at Dallas game would be.
All things considered, this looks like a no play to me. If one team was getting 3 or more, maybe, but this is really a toss up, and Orlando being favored by 2 isn't enough to sway me.[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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