(LAC) Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 7:05 PM | Home Line: 1.0 | Total: 190.0

(LAC) Los Angeles Clippers v Orlando Magic Series Betting Trends

The (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers travel to Orlando to play the Magic at 7:05 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. Orlando is the underdog in this matchup, getting 1.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 190.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Clippers/Magic Series

When looking at the last 25 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 15 games compared to 10 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the (LAC) Los Angeles/Orlando series is 102.3 ppg while the vistor has put up 96.6 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 5.7 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 25 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 5.7 ppg. That represents a value number of 6.7 when meassured against the offered line of 1.0, suggesting a wager on Orlando makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 25 games between the Clippers and the Magic is 198.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 8.9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 190.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with (LAC) Los Angeles as the road team and with Orlando as the home team.

Recent Results when (LAC) Los Angeles visits Orlando

When looking at the last 13 games in this series while Orlando has been the home team, we can see the Magic have won 9 games compared to 4 wins for the Clippers. Average points scored per game by Orlando in this situation is is 109.2 ppg while (LAC) Los Angeles has put up 98.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 10.5 favoring the Magic.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 10.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 11.5 when meassured against the offered line of 1.0, suggesting a wager on the Magic makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 13 games between the Clippers and the Magic is 207.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 17.9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 190.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers Cover the Spread?

This season the (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers have played 75 games, averaging 97.0 points per game, while allowing 94.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 45-30. Let's have a closer look at recent (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers results.

Recent (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers Results

This season the (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers have played 38 games on the road, averaging 95.2 points per game, while allowing 95.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 18-20. Let's have a closer look at recent (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers results on the road.

Recent (LAC) Los Angeles Clippers Road Results

Can the Orlando Magic Cover the Spread?

This season the Orlando Magic have played 73 games, averaging 93.5 points per game, while allowing 93.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 40-30. Let's have a closer look at recent Orlando Magic results.

Recent Orlando Magic Results

This season the Orlando Magic have played 36 games here at home, averaging 96.3 points per game, while allowing 93.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-14. Let's have a closer look at recent Orlando Magic results when playing at home.

Recent Orlando Magic Home Results

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