Orlando Magic versus Dallas Mavericks TNT TV NBA Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on April 1, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Orlando Magic will take it to the road to face the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night. Tip off time from Dallas is set for 8PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on TNT TV.

The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and it was opened up as a pick with the over under coming in at 198.

The NBA bettors have come in early on the side of the road team, as the Orlando Magic is currently a 2-point betting favorite. The total has seen the early movement towards the side of the over, as the game is lined at 199 for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the favored Orlando Magic will find –130 odds with the underdog Dallas Mavericks bringing back +110 to win this game without the need for taking the points.

This will be the second and final meeting this regular season between these playoff bound clubs. They met back on February 19th in Orlando and it was the Dallas Mavericks posting the 95-85 victory as 7 point road underdogs. Orlando had a cold shooting night hitting on 41.4% from the field and a miserable 4 of 25 from the three-point line.

The Dallas Mavericks sits with a record of 50-25 and are sitting 1 game ahead of the Utah Jazz in the loss column for the second seed in the Western Conference with just 7 games remaining. The Mavericks are winners of 3 straight games. The team is coming off a 106-102 victory in overtime against the Memphis Grizzlies last night. Dallas held the Grizzlies to just 40.9% shooting by holding Zach Randolph and Rudy Gay to a combined 13 of 38 from the field. Dirk Nowitzki had another solid game with 28 points in victory. Prior to that the Mavericks veteran forward poured in 34 points in their 109-93 home victory against Denver on Monday.

The Orlando Magic carries a record of 52-22 and is the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They hold a 4 game lead in the loss column over the Atlanta Hawks for the second seed with only 8 games remaining. They trail the LA Lakers by only 1 game in the loss column should these two teams meet again in the NBA Finals. The Magic have won 5 of their past 6 games as they enter this TNT game. They are coming off a 103-97 victory against the Denver Nuggets as a 6-point home favorite back on Sunday night. In that victory the Magic got great contribution from their bench with 44 points. J.J. Redick contributed with 23 points in victory. Big man Dwight Howard has averaged nearly 19 points and 16 rebounds over his past 5 games. In the teams lone meeting this season it was Howard who poured in 29 points and grabbed 16 boards against the Mavericks.

Trend: Dallas is 4-0 to the under in their past 4 games

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