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Hawks vs. Magic Betting Overview

On Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Orlando Magic to Phillips Arena. This is the fourth time this season that these two teams have met. Atlanta has won two of three, and the last two they have played. These two teams are set to meet in the first round of the postseason, as Orlando is the fourth seed, and Atlanta is in fifth. Both teams reside in the Southeast Divison, where the Miami Heat sit at the top. Atlanta and Orlando both have had difficulties finding consistency on the offensive end, game by game, but one thing has been  the same for both teams: their defense. Both teams feel they can move on in the postseason with their defense. Lets take a look at the teams before we get to the free pick.

Atlanta Hawks News and Betting Tips for Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Atlanta Hawks are five games behind the Magic, and appear to be settling in for the fifth seed. The Hawks won 52 games last season, but will not reach that this year. The Hawks have won two straight games; including a 16 point win Sunday in Cleveland. Joe Johnson is the leading scorer for Atlanta, but may miss this game with a nagging injury. The Hawks have seen Johnson score 18.5 points per game, while fellow All Star forward Al Horford is grabbing nearly 10 rebounds per game. Atlanta holds the 8th best defensive average, allowing 95.4 points per game.

Orlando Magic News and Betting Tips for Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Orlando Magic feel they have a MVP candidate on their team as well. While all the experts have talked about Derrick Rose being the man in Chicago, the Magic want Dwight Howard to be in consideration as well. Howard is scoring 23.2 points per game, and also ripping down 14.2 rebounds per game. Orlando had their five game losing streak snapped on Sunday when the Knicks beat them at Madison Square Garden. Orlando is the 6th best rebounding team in the league; grabbing 43.4 per game, and also the fifth best defensive team, giving up just over 94 points per game. Orlando won 59 games the past two seasons, so this year will be a bit of a down year, during the regular season.

Our Magic vs. Hawks Pick and Predictions

This should be a great game featuring two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Do not expect either team to bring out a bunch of their guns, as they know they will have to face each other in a rugged series in the upcoming weeks. Expect this game to be close, but in the end, the etam with the best athletes will win this game. So what about our free expert pick?  We are betting the Orlando Magic to beat the Atlanta Hawks in this game. The Magic are -2.5, and we expect them to cover that.

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