Posted on
2/6/2008 2:39:32 PM
NBA Basketball Betting – New Jersey at Orlando
By Charles Jay
WHO: New Jersey Nets (20-28 SU, 18-29-1 ATS) at Orlando Magic (31-19 SU, 31-18-1 ATS)
WHERE: Amway Arena in Orlando, FL
WHEN: Wednesday, February 6 at 7 PM ET
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: ORLANDO -11, Total 203
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* NJ has won six of the last nine meetings SU
* Four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
* NJ has covered 18 of the last 25 meetings as the visitor
* NJ has won nine of the last 13 SU as the visitor
* Four of the last five meetings in Orlando have gone UNDER the total
* ORL has had the shooting edge in eight of the last ten meetings
* NJ has had the rebounding edge in three of the last four meetings
New Jersey ranks 29th in the NBA in scoring, but is 16th in scoring on the road (95.8 ppg). The Nets have shot 43.4% for the year and percentage-wise, actually have a better record on the road (10-13 SU) than they do at home (10-15 SU). Also:
* NJ has won two of its last 13 games SU
* NJ has covered three of its last 13 games
* NJ has played four of its last six games UNDER the total
* NJ has covered two of its last nine road games
* NJ has lost eight of its last nine road games SU
Orlando averages 20.1 assists as a team. The Magic is 10-4 SU at home against its fellow Eastern Conference teams. Also:
* ORL is 2-3-1 ATS in its last six games
* ORL has won four of its last five games
* ORL has played four of its last six games OVER the total
* ORL is 4-1-1 ATS in its last six home games
* ORL has won five of its last six home games SU
* ORL has played six of its last nine home games UNDER the total
New Jersey can't win for losing. Even in a game where they hold L.A.'s Kobe Bryant to six points, they lose the game - at home - and can't even get the cover. The Nets caused some embarrassment for Orlando a little over a month ago when they came right here to the Amway Arena and surged in the fourth quarter to win a come-from-behind, 96-95 decision. But that was then and this is now. Despite the loss to Dallas, Orlando playing a little better over last week and a half, and the Magic seems to have put its Jekyll-and-Hyde, home-away act on the shelf, now having won five of its last six as the host.
We know that at its best, Orlando is a go-go team. And if they're able to execute that kind of game plan, New Jersey, which has scored an average of 90.5 points over its last six games, could get left in the dust. To boot, the Nets are a 33% covering proposition (4-8 ATS) playing the second end of back-to-back games. Really, can't find no compelling reasons to go with the visitor here, unless one wants to look at th recent series history, which considering the Magic's resurgence this season, can hardly be an indicator.
No takers for Jason Kidd yet, but rest assured his bags are packed. Let's lay the points with the Orlando Magic, the 11-point favorite in the BetUS NBA betting odds.
JAY'S PLAY: ORLANDO
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(Charles Jay of TotalActionExtra.com is a freelance writer and handicapper who not only can make his shots from the top of the key, but also contributes with gusto to the BetUS Locker Room)