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Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic: The top game of Friday night
The Orlando Magic are hosting the Indiana Pacers today at Kia Center.
The second game of back to back for the Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are in the bottom five of the Eastern Conference with one one win in three games. They started the season with a victory over the Detroit Pistons and then lost to the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers, 118-114 in overtime last night. The Pacers are fourth in the league in field goal peecentage but deas last in three point percentage. Benedict Mathurin leads the team with 19.5 points per game.
Is Orlando a contender?
The Orlando Magic are third in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 roster. They are coming off a 124-111 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Orlando is fifth in the league in three pointers made and sixth in three point percentage. Franz Wagner leads the team with 35 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Pacers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road and 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall. They are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 5-1 ATS in theirnlast 6 games played on Monday. Indiana has played under the total point line in 6 of the last 9 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. The Magic are 5-4 SU in their last 9 games overall and 5-1 SU in their last 6 home games. They are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at gome and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 gamea against teams from the Eastern Conference. Orlando has played under the total point line in 4 if their last 6 games played in Monday.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both the Pacers and the Magic have young teams that are expected to mature this season. The Magic are in a certain advantage given the home court advantage and the fact that the Pacers played a tough overtime ganr last night and lost. Ni matter how good offensive team the Pacers are, Orlando has the defensive assets to slow them down. Therefore we fo with the Magic to cover the -6.5-point spread.
