NBA Friday

Orlando -3

Detroit played last night and is off an impressive defensive performance and that never works out well for the Pistons. Detroit is 10-25 ATS after allowing 80 points or less and they face a team ready to defeat the Pistons.It was the Pistons who treated the Magic so rudely in April, turning the first playoff appearance in four years into a funeral-like finish at Amway Arena, casting a dark shadow over the improvement they had showed.

Coupled with four regular season losses to the same Pistons, the playoffs left Howard to spend the summer rankled by the experience, having nightmares about Detroit."There's no way a team should beat us eight times in a season. The fact that they swept us, gave us something (to think about)," he said after practice Thursday. "It hurt. Bad. When we play Detroit, we're going to try and destroy them."

When the Magic arrive for a morning workout today, they will be greeted in the locker room by a big "8," on their bulletin board, a not so subtle reminder of how badly they have been dominated and how many consecutive games they have lost to the Pistons."I've been thinking about the Big 8 since last season after they beat us," Howard said. "It still hurts, and the fact is, I didn't perform as well as I thought I should have."The Magic are a different team this year and they have shown they work well together and ready to have a better than average season. The line shows that the lines guys are onto it making them a 3 point chalk over the Pistons tonight.

Here is another great super trend: When ANY NBA Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Total is between 185 to 190 - After a conference game - Allowed 85 or less points AGAINST in their last game - Coming off 1 under that team is 83-30 and that team is the Orlando Magic.NBA DETROIT at ORLANDO

Play On - Home teams where the line is +3 to -3 (ORLANDO) after a win by 10 points or more against opponent after a combined score of 175 points or less34-11 over the last 5 seasons. ( 75.6% 21.9 units ) NBA DETROIT at ORLANDO

Play On - All teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (ORLANDO) after a blowout win by 15 points or more against opponent after a combined score of 175 points or less47-22 over the last 5 seasons. ( 68.1% 24.9 units )

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