Two Spotlighted NBA Games Tonight
Orlando Magic (15-9) at Charlotte Bobcats (5-16)
7:05 pm Eastern
TNT
Opening Line: Magic - 3 |
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The Orlando Magic will try and fight through injuries tonight as they take on the Bobcats in Charlotte. Orlando has struggled in recent weeks due to injuries even though they have been playing at home. They play tonight’s game in Charlotte before starting another home stand. Even with the injuries and playing on the road, SBG Global reports that most smart money is on the Magic.
The Magic played without starters Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu on Monday and lost Grant Hill after just a few minutes with a knee injury. Coach Brian Hill said, "We've got some injuries and the guys are probably tired, but that's the way it goes in this league. We've got to play better."
The good news for Orlando is that Dwight Howard has been playing superb and he has been unstoppable against Charlotte in the past. He is averaging 16.7 points and 15.7 rebounds in nine previous games against them. The Magic have lost three of the last four road games against the Bobcats.
Charlotte is not playing well either. They lost their fourth straight and sixth of their last seven with last night against Cleveland. Rookie Adam Morison led Charlotte with 16 points but he has been horribly inconsistent all season. Emeka Okafor has averaged 16.8 points and 9.7 rebounds in six career games versus Orlando. Charlotte has the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
Orlando is a 2 point road favorite with a total of 181.5 at SBG Global.
The Magic are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. They are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Southeast. The Magic are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a road favorite and they are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The Magic are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Magic are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams and the favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog. It doesn’t get any better as a home dog either as they are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games as a home underdog. Charlotte is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the Southeast. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Under is 5-0 in the Magic’s last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 5-1 in Orlando’s last 6 road games. The Under is 13-3 in their last 16 games as a favorite and the Under is 24-8 in Orlando’s last 32 overall.
The Over is 5-0 in the Bobcats last 5 Thursday games and the Over is 5-1 in Bobcats last 6 vs. NBA Southeast but the Under is 6-0 in the Bobcats last 6 games as a home underdog. The Under is 13-3 in the Bobcats last 16 home games.
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San Antonio Spurs (17-6) at New Orleans Hornets (10-10)
9:35 pm Eastern
TNT
Opening Line: Spurs - 7
The New Orleans Hornets return home to the New Orleans Arena tonight for the first time since the home opener. 35 of their home games are in Oklahoma City with only 6 in the New Orleans Arena. The Hornets do not have an easy task tonight as they face the league’s best road team, the San Antonio Spurs and SBG Global reports that the gambling public is all over the traveling San Antonio Spurs laying the points.
"The people (in Oklahoma City) have been not just gracious, they've been wonderful," owner George Shinn said. "But it's just a situation that got down to what is the right thing to do, and the right thing is to go back. "I know there are questions (and) I'm tired of trying to respond or to try to say this or that. ... Our plan is to go back and to give every effort we can make to make this thing work. That's just the bottom line."
New Orleans opened the season 8-3, but has not played well of late although they did beat Cleveland on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The big problem for New Orleans has been injuries. They were missing David West, Peja Stojakovic and Bobby Jackson on Tuesday.
San Antonio is a 7 point road favorite with a total of 180 at SBG Global.
San Antonio has won six of its last seven overall after beating Minnesota last night. The Spurs have won five of their last six road meetings with the Hornets. Tim Duncan is averaging 21.6 points and 12.5 rebounds in 20 career games versus the Hornets.
The Spurs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. They are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as a road favorite. They do struggle with no rest though going 10-21 ATS in their last 31 games playing on no rest. They are only 4-9 ATS in their last 13 vs. the Southwest. The Spurs are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New Orleans.
The Hornets are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog. The Hornets are 8-22-1 ATS in their last 31 vs. the Western Conference. They are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. They are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Over is 5-0 in the Hornets last 5 games as a home underdog. The Under is 5-1 in Hornets last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 4-1 in the Hornets last 5 Thursday games. The Under is 8-3 in the Hornets last 11 vs. the Southwest.
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