Sunday NBA Playoffs Free Pick
(The Spread) – Both the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks have shown just how badly they want to win this series through three games. Who prevails in Game 4?
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Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Magic 2-point favorites in the matchup and the over-under is listed at 178.5. Play is slated to begin at 7:05PM EST.
The intense rivalry had some emotions spill over in the closing minutes of Game 4 as Atlanta center Zaza Pachulia fouled star Orlando center Dwight Howard hard, prompting Magic guard Jason Richardson to take issue. The resulting factor is the suspension of both Pachulia and Richardson for today’s Game 4.
According to the latest trends, Orlando is 10-9 against the spread and 12-7 straight up versus Atlanta over the last three seasons. Fifteen of 19 games in this series have gone under the total over the last three seasons.
NBA Playoff Free Pick: What transpired the Magic should fire them up even further to even this series today. While Richardson’s scoring will be a loss, I believe the Hawks being without Pachulia could be an even bigger factor. Pachulia is one of many employed to bang with Howard, who has averaged 33.3 points per game in this series. One less body against Howard and particularyly the most physical presence the Hawks have inside will not bode well. Look for Howard to have another huge night. If he can get some scoring help from his teammates such as Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu, I like the Magic at -2 here. I think the help comes and Orlando delivers by covering the point spread.
SUNDAY NBA PLAYOFFS FREE PICK: ORLANDO MAGIC -2
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