NBA Betting: Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat Prediction and Pick
[ad#bodog-250]This is a battle of the Eastern Conference and a battle of NBA teams in Florida. Miami goes in the the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida with a 34-14 record and they are 16-9 on the road. The Heat are winners of five of their last ten games and are in first place in the Southeast Division. The Magic are three games back with an overall record of 31-18 and they are 18-6 at home. Orlando Magic are winners of six of the last ten games they have played. These two teams met on November 27, 2010 and the Magic were victorious at home 104-95. Earlier they met in October where the Heat annihilated the Magic in South Beach 96-70. Let’s preview the teams and make our pick and look at Sportsbook for the odd Magic vs. Heat.
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The Magic average 100 points pr game and give up 94.7 per game to their opponents. The leader in scoring is Dwight Howard with a 22.4 points per game and an outstanding 13.6 rebounds per game. He is an outstanding shooter averaging 59% from the charity stripe and 58% from the field. Jason Richardson enters the game with a 14.1 scoring average and an 82% free throw shooting accuracy. Jameer Nelson average 12 points, 3 assists,and 44% field goal shooting. Four other players on the team,, Hedu Turkoglu, Brandon Bass, Ryan Anderson and JJ Redick all score in double digits. They are coached by Stan Van Gundy.
The All Star team Miami Heat score at a clip of 101 points per game and allow 94 per game to the opponent. LeBron James leads the way averaging 26 points per game and also has a 7 rebounds per game average. Dwayne Wade is nipping at James heels with a scoring average of 25.7 and gathers 6,8 rebounds per game. Forward Chris Bosh leads in rebounding average for the Miami Heat at 8.2 per game and scores 18.5 points per game. One of the key players for this team is Udonis Haslem and he is out for the game.
With this being a high profile game in the National Basketball League the teams will notch it up for pride and the chance to jab their rival. Each team will look to score fast and get the ball out in transition. Not much defense is expected to be played but if the game is close near the end you will find the Heat turning it up on the defensive end. Dwight Howard will make it hard for them to stop and will the 3-headed Miami Heat scoring monsters. Our prediction for this game finds the Orlando Magic is -1.5 at home as listed by Sportsbook. They will hold serve in this game and win the game by 3 points.
Our pick: Bet Magic -1.5
