Portland Trailblazers at Orlando Magic Betting Pick - Odds - Free Point Spread Prediction
Date:
February 23, 7:05 pm
Location:
Amway Center
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Portland -2.5
Total:
213
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The Orlando Magic will host Damian Lillard and the Portland Trailblazers in a cross-conference clash when the Blazers come to the Amway Center to square off with the Magic. The scheduled tip-off time of the game is 7:05 PM ET. The game is scheduled for viewing on both CSN and FSN for regional audiences. Orlando has won three of the previous four against Rip City and owns a 115-109 win against the Trailblazers in Portland on January 17th.
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Portland Trailblazers at Orlando Magic Overview<br />
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With the All-Star break in the books, both of these teams in particular will need to regroup if they hope to make a late playoff push for the eighth seed in their respective conferences. For Orlando, it may seem like an uphill battle with 6.5 games to make up but Portland is just two games out. Portland comes in to this fixture in poor form as they have lost their previous three contests, going 2-6 overall in their last eight. As for the Magic, a similar trend has emerged as they entered the break going 3-7 SU in their previous ten matches.
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Portland at Orlando Key Betting Trends<br />
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We have said before that Portland is a “what you see is what you get” kind of basketball club.
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On the year, they stand at 23-33 straight up and 22-34 against the spread.
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Overall they have been assessed accurately by the markets.
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On the road, Portland has been abysmal as they are 9-20 overall.
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On the year, Orlando stands at 21-37 SU while owning a profitable 22-34 record against the spread.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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So far we have seen 93% of the public opt in on the Blazers in the early going moving this market by half of a point in some markets. On the Money Line, Rip City comes in as a -140 favorite while the Magic enter as a fairly priced +120 choice. As for the Over/Under, we have seen the market remain stationery at 213, indicating no early action on the Under or the Over. Nevertheless 77% of the public like the Under.
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Portland Trailblazers at Orlando Magic Prediction
Very simply, we are not going to lay off out assault on Portland on the road as they have been the authors of some rather dismal displays when they are away from the Moda Center. In their previous three away from Rip City, the Blazers are 1-2 SU and their one win came as a one-point defeat of the Dallas Mavericks where they failed to cover a 2.5-point spread. In terms of caliber, Orlando is very similar to that of Dallas. The Magic like the Mavs are a team that fell far from grace despite owning some excellent talent in their ranks. Nevertheless with Portland’s road woes certainly quantified, they are a risky play to spot points here and given the number is so small, we might as well reduce the juice and take the Magic outright.
Free Pick:
Take Orlando +2.5
