Brooklyn Nets vs Orlando Magic NBA Betting Preview & Odds
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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