[VegasDave]

Cajun Sports NBA 2* Complimentary Selection
Date/Time: Wednesday April 1 / 7:05PM EST
Game: Toronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic
Graded Selection: 2* Orlando Magic -10
Analysis:
The Toronto Raptors head south of the border to face the Orlando Magic in Amway Arena on Wednesday evening with the tipoff set for 7:05PM Eastern Time. The Magic are in the midst of a playoff battle, not to make the playoffs that’s a foregone conclusion but for home court advantage in a possible second round meeting with the Big Three from Boston so wins for them at this point in the season take on a different meaning. Orlando has been at the top of our NBA ATS Countdown article (best ATS team in the league) for the better part of the season and they have won their last five straight up at Amway covering the last four of those against the number. The Magic are 29-7 SU and 21-15 ATS at home this year averaging 101.8 points per game while holding visitors to Amway to only 91.8 points per game. For the Magic success breeds success, they are 24-7 ATS after having won 15 or more of their last 20 games this season and 18-8 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins this season. The same cannot be said of the Raptors even though they have covered their last four against the spread those have all come at home. In fact Toronto has lost ten of eleven road games since late January and lost all six since the NBA All-Star break, losing those games by an average of 18 points per game. They are 11-25 SU and 13-22 ATS when playing away from Air Canada Centre this season. The Raptors are 2-12 ATS in road games off 2 or more consecutive home wins and 1-10 ATS in road games after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite the last 3 seasons. Toronto is also 12-22 ATS after playing a home game this season, 9-23 ATS in road games after playing 2 consecutive home games the last 3 seasons and 8-21 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins the last 2 seasons. The last time these two met was back on February 1st in Toronto with Orlando winning easily 113 to 90 as a 6 point road favorite. Revenge is not a strong suit of this Raptors team as they are only 16-27 ATS revenging a loss versus an opponent this season and 6-15 ATS revenging a loss versus an opponent of 10 points or more this season. Toronto faces the same problems most teams have what to do about Dwight Howard; they certainly do not have an answer for him or the Magic’s perimeter game. Even if the Raptors could find some motivation for this game it will not be enough as the Magic are on a playoff drive and know that each game is now preparation for the upcoming postseason battles. Not worried about laying double-digits with the host as they are 62 percent in this role this season and can put DD’s on this Raptors team in any location much less at home. Lay the chalk as the Magic turn the Raptors to dust and get the SU and ATS win on Wednesday night in the big “O”.

Graded Selection: 2* Orlando Magic 112 Toronto Raptors 93

[Ryangene]

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