Monday, May 21st, 2012
Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic will travel to face the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night.
Tip off time from Atlanta is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.
The betting odds opened up in this NBA contest with the Orlando Magic favored by –2 ½ points with an over under of 186 points.
Early money from the NBA betting public has not moved this line as Orlando remains a -2 ½ point favorite.
The total has moved down to 185 ½ points.
Those backing the favored Orlando Magic on the money line will lay –140 odds with the underdog Atlanta Hawks bringing back +130 odds to earn the outright victory without taking the points on their side.
It will be the fourth meeting between these NBA clubs. Atlanta has a 2-1 series lead.
They first met on November 8th and it was the Orlando Magic with the 93-89 home win against the Hawks as a -9 point home favorite. The game went under 194 points.
The Magic shot 43% for the floor and just 4 of 22 from three in the win. Atlanta pulled down three more boards and shot 47.4% in defeat.
Dwight Howard had 27 points and 11 rebounds in the win on 10 of 20 from the floor.
The rematch occurred on December 6th and it was the Atlanta Hawks with the 80-74 road win as a +6 ½ point underdog. The game went under 186 ½ points.
Orlando was held to just 37.8% in defeat and 4 of 22 from the three point line. The Magic was their worst enemy with 17 turnovers. Atlanta hit on just 38.8% in shooting in defeat.
They last met on December 20th and it was the Atlanta Hawks with the 91-81 home win as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game went under 189 ½ points.
The Magic had another poor shooting night hitting on just 35.2% shooting in defeat and just 4 of 17 from three. The Hawks pulled down 13 more rebounds in the victory. Al Horford had 24 points with 11 boards and 10 of 15 shooting in the win.
Orlando enters play with a record of 47-27. The team is 21-16 on the highway this season.
The team occupies the fourth seed in the Eastern conference and just four games in the loss column behind the third place Miami Heat with 8 games left to play.
The team had their five game win streak snapped on Monday in their 113-106 overtime road loss to the New York Knicks as a -2 point favorite.
The Magic is banged up with Jameer Nelson and Quentin Richardson questionable with injuries. J.J. Redick is out with an abdominal injury.
Orlando shot 45% in their defeat and hit on 11 of 32 from three. The team out rebounded the Knicks by just one board. The club gave away the game missing 9 of 32 free throws and 21 turnovers.
They allowed 43.2% shooting to the Knicks and 12 of 35 from beyond the arc.
Dwight Howard led the club with 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting and 18 rebounds. Jason Richardson contributed with 24 points on 10 of 20 from the floor.
Atlanta will host Orlando with a record of 42-32. The team is 22-15 on their home court.
The Hawks are the fifth seed in the East and five games behind Orlando with 8 games left to play. This most likely will be a first round playoff preview.
The team has won two straight beating two bad teams in New Jersey and on Sunday night earned a 99-83 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -5 point road favorite. The game went under 187 ½ points.
The club shot 50% from the floor in their win and connected on 5 of 14 from three. The Hawks lost the battle on the boards by a 48-47 margin.
Atlanta allowed Cleveland just 36.8% from the field and 5 of 20 from the three point line.
Marvin Williams led the club with 31 points on 9 of 14 shooting and seven rebounds. Center Al Horford contributed with 20 points on 10 of 15 from the floor and 10 rebounds.
Trend: The under is 9-1 in their past 10 meetings.
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