Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks NBA Pick - Betting Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
February 4, 8:05 pm
Location:
Phillips Arena
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Atlanta -7.5
Total:
207.5
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The Atlanta Hawks will host the Orlando Magic in a Southeastern Division clash scheduled for an 8:05 PM tip off and to be aired on FSN. The Hawks most recently snapped Orlando’s dominance of this series when they defeated the Magic 111-92 on the road in January. Previous to this, the Magic defeated the Hawks in three consecutive outings.
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Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks Game Overview<br />
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Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic are the difference makers in helping Orlando win games overall and they were instrumental in Orlando’s win at the Amway Center against Toronto, last night. The victory is nonetheless impressive as Toronto is regarded as the second best team in the East behind the defending champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the Atlanta Hawks, they too enter off an impressive feat as they defeated Houston in Clutch City on Thursday night as a 9.5-point dog.
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Orlando at Atlanta Key Betting Trends<br />
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On the year, Orlando stands at 20-32 SU while posting a 22-29 record against the spread.
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Contrarily, the Hawks stand at 29-21 SU while being .500 ATS with a record of 25-25.
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The Hawks are normally difficult to beat in Atlanta but they are just 14-10 SU at the Phillips Arena this year.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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From a consensus perspective, an incredible 98% of the money is taking the home team against the line, Atlanta. The Money Line offered in this affair is +263 for Orlando and -350 for Atlanta, emphasizing home court advantage in the Phillips Arena for the Hawks. In terms of the Over/Under, 97% of the public likes the Over for the market currently sitting at 207.5. The market has moved by a point since its open at 206.5.
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Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks Prediction
In this situation, the emphasis is on Atlanta’s impressive road win at Houston as the Rockets for intent and purposes are one of the better teams in the league, let alone the wild Western Conference. As a 9.5-point pooch, Atlanta’s win is bound to foster an overreaction and completely dismiss Orlando who took down Toronto at home last night. Toronto is far more human when they are not in the Great White North and perhaps the selling point is a road victory versus a home victory combined with Atlanta’s recent drubbing of this team. What this essentially entails is that Atlanta is set-up for a let-down as the sheer fanfare fosters this kind of a scenario. While Orlando’s offense certainly needs improvement, Atlanta’s defense will likely dictate the flow of this game. Bottom line neither of these two teams are really offense-oriented basketball teams which allows for this game to be close as a result from an overall curtailing of scoring. This contest will be decided likely by which teams makes less mistakes, which at the moment is Orlando who commits less turnovers. Expect Orlando to hang around.
Free Pick:
Take Orlando +7.5 and Under 207.5
