NBA - 705 Phoenix Suns @ 706 Orlando Magic
Projected Line: 197 points | Orlando by 5 points
I have to give merit to coach Jacque Vaughn on Orlando's first game of the season against Denver. I took both the Nuggets and the Over, but Orlando completely outplayed them and we didn't win the over not because of Orlando, but because of the inept offense of the Nuggets, as Orlando scored 102 points in a nice offensive rate of 110.77! For a team that suffered so many changes and has a new coach, the truth is that the offense flowed and cut in ways that haven’t been seen in an Orlando Magic uniform in a long time. “The shots can come from anywhere on the floor”, said J.J. Redick post game, “We have a lot of guys can pass the ball and with all the movement we’ll be a tough offense to guard.”
Not only Orlando had a good ball movement with great outside looks, as Orlando also outscored Denver by 60-36 in points in the point, which was a clear indicative of the team flashing to the rim and sharing the ball! Suddenly, even players like E'Twaun Moore, Josh McRoberts and the rookie Andrew Nicholson were contributing and even Hedo Turkuglu's injury and Nikola Vucevic's foul trouble stopped the team from having great chemistry in both in the starting lineup and the second unit. Orlando was also good on defense, but Denver also helped them with a terrible offensive game. They weren't aggressive in attacking the rim, they tried too many jumpshots, they didn't create transition opportunities and they were sloppy on offense.
The Magic will now face Phoenix and I watched both games the Suns have already played on the regular season, so I can say that Phoenix isn't having the same good chemistry that Orlando already possesses. Their bench is simply awful and they are still learning the team's offense. Note that in their game against Detroit, they had just 15 assists. The good news is that we are in front of two teams who have been playing on a fast pace in all games they've played so far, so we will have a fast paced game in here. Phoenix has a soft frontcourt, so Glen Davis has conditions to have a good offensive game again.
I expect this game to be tight, but Orlando's superior second unit will end up making the difference. Even though Phoenix has indeed more talent than the Magic, Orlando is clearly superior to Phoenix in terms of team chemistry right now and this will be the key difference on this game. I believe in an Orlando win tonight in a fast paced game, therefore I'll be taking both the Magic and the Over in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 705/706 Over 192.5 @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 706 Orlando Magic (-1,5) @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
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