Orlando Magic (-1.5) at Atlanta Hawks (+1.5)
The Pick: Magic -1.5
Hawks vs. Magic Betting Overview
This game features the Atlanta Hawks vs. Kevin Durant, or at least it seems that way. In Game 1 he scored 46 points with 19 rebounds and then came back in Game 2 with 33 points and 10 rebounds to average 39.5 points and shot 71% from field and grabbed 19 boards per game. The game will be played at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, April 22, 2011.
Atlanta Hawks News and Betting Tips for Friday, April 22, 2011
The Atlanta Hawks only got 10 points and 10 rebounds from Al Horford. He is having trouble staying out of foul trouble. Jamal Crawford canned 25 points and Josh Smith chipped in with 17 points followed by 14 from Joe Johnson. The Hawks are having tons of problems keeping Kevin Durant from scoring and the bulk of that job went to Jason Collins. Atlanta shot 46.2% from the field during the season and canned free throws at a 77.9%. On the defensive end during the year the Hawks kept their opponents to 33.8% in 3-point shooting which was 8th best in the NBA. Orlando had 20 offensive rebounds while outrebounding Atlanta 52-39 in Game 2.
Orlando Magic News and Betting Tips for Friday, April 22, 2011
The Orlando Magic Have other good players to help him in this playoff series. Jameer Nelson scored 27 points in the first game but came up with only 13 in the next game. Hedu Turkoglu shot 4 for 16 for ten points. One player that has not been a factor so far in this series has been Jason Richardson as he only hit 3 shots. The team has been abysmal in 3-point shooting with 24.4% in the two games of the series. Orlando shot just 34.6 percent from the field in Game 2 and received a boost by outscoring Atlanta 29 to 11 from the free-throw line. During the regular season the Magic outscored their opponents by over 6 points a game with 99.2 per game. Rebounding has been good for Orlando as they held a 4 board differential over their opposition.
Our Magic vs. Hawks Pick and Predictions
The series is tied one game each as they collide for a chance to take a game advantage in this series. Atlanta can’t contain Durant so they must find a way to keep the other players in check to win this game. Orlando has to start hitting the 3-ball with more consistency. This is a good series and the sportsbooks have Orlando -1.5 on the road. With our free and expert pick bet on the Magic -1.5.
Our Pick: Magic -1.5
In-depth Magic at Hawks Betting Trends
ATS Trends
| Orlando |
- Magic are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Magic are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Magic are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a S.U. win.
- Magic are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 Friday games.
- Magic are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
- Magic are 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games overall.
- Magic are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games as a favorite.
- Magic are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games as a road favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Magic are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as a favorite.
- Magic are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Magic are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Magic are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
- Magic are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Magic are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
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| Atlanta |
- Hawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- Hawks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Hawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Hawks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Hawks are 6-18 ATS in their last 24 Friday games.
- Hawks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Hawks are 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 playoff games as an underdog.
- Hawks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss.
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OU Trends
| Orlando |
- Over is 5-1 in Magic last 6 games following a S.U. win.
- Under is 13-3 in Magic last 16 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Over is 4-1 in Magic last 5 games as a road favorite.
- Under is 7-2 in Magic last 9 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Over is 7-2 in Magic last 9 games as a road favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 10-4-1 in Magic last 15 playoff games as a favorite.
- Under is 10-4-1 in Magic last 15 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- Under is 66-31-1 in Magic last 98 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 36-17 in Magic last 53 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 23-11 in Magic last 34 overall.
- Under is 37-18-1 in Magic last 56 Friday games.
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| Atlanta |
- Under is 4-0 in Hawks last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 5-0 in Hawks last 5 home games.
- Under is 6-1 in Hawks last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 5-1 in Hawks last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 overall.
- Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- Under is 8-2 in Hawks last 10 games as a home underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 16-5 in Hawks last 21 games as a home underdog.
- Under is 11-4 in Hawks last 15 playoff games as an underdog.
- Under is 19-7 in Hawks last 26 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Under is 5-2 in Hawks last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
- Under is 42-19 in Hawks last 61 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Under is 35-16 in Hawks last 51 vs. NBA Southeast.
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Head to Head
- Under is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings in Atlanta.
- Under is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.
- Road team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
- Magic are 0-6 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
- Underdog is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
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