Orlando Magic vs New Jersey Nets

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 7:35 PM | Home Line: 6.0 | Total: 184.5

Orlando Magic v New Jersey Nets Series Betting Trends

The Orlando Magic travel to New Jersey to play the Nets at 7:35 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. New Jersey is the underdog in this matchup, getting 6.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 184.5.

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 Magic/Nets Series

When looking at the last 48 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 25 games compared to 23 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Orlando/New Jersey series is 96 ppg while the vistor has put up 93.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.5 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 48 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 8.5 when meassured against the offered line of 6.0, suggesting a wager on New Jersey 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 48 games between the Magic and the Nets is 189.5 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 184.5 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 Orlando as the road team and with New Jersey as the home team.

Recent Results when Orlando visits New Jersey

When looking at the last 24 games in this series while New Jersey has been the home team, we can see the Nets have won 11 games compared to 13 wins for the Magic. Average points scored per game by New Jersey in this situation is is 97.4 ppg while Orlando has put up 96.6 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 0.8 favoring the Nets.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 0.8 ppg. That represents a value number of 6.8 when meassured against the offered line of 6.0, suggesting a wager on the Nets 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 24 games between the Magic and the Nets is 194 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9.5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 184.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

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 40-33. Let's have a closer look at recent Orlando Magic results.

Recent Orlando Magic Results

This season the Orlando Magic have played 37 games on the road, averaging 90.8 points per game, while allowing 93.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 18-19. Let's have a closer look at recent Orlando Magic results on the road.

Recent Orlando Magic Road Results

Can the New Jersey Nets Cover the Spread?

This season the New Jersey Nets have played 67 games, averaging 92.9 points per game, while allowing 98.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-33. Let's have a closer look at recent New Jersey Nets results.

Recent New Jersey Nets Results

This season the New Jersey Nets have played 33 games here at home, averaging 94.2 points per game, while allowing 100.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 9-24. Let's have a closer look at recent New Jersey Nets results when playing at home.

Recent New Jersey Nets Home Results

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