NBA: Pistons vs Magic Predictions
NBA betting action sees the Detroit Pistons taking on the Orlando Magic on Tuesday December 30 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
The Pistons are looking to head in a new direction and Orlando is looking to prove they are not a joke.
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Detroit Pistons (7-23) vs. Orlando Magic (13-21)
Tuesday December 30
7:00PM
Amway Center – Orlando, Florida
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NBA Betting Lines: Orlando -1
NBA Betting Total: 194
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Detroit
The Pistons made the smart play in jettisoning Josh Smith. Since they released them they have won two games in a row, both by double digits, and most recently smoking LeBron and Cavs by 23 points.
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Everyone knew that Smith was a bit of a cancer for that team and I applaud the organizations for having the guts to make the decisive move. It is way too late to make enough of a difference for this season.
But you never know.
They are 6.5 games back but there is a lot of hoops still to be played.
With Smith gone Greg Monroe has been inserted into the starting lineup.
Monroe is a very versatile big man who was already filling stat sheets so this move won’t make his numbers explode, it just makes sense and means he can positively impact a game even sooner.
I like what this move does for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who is still learning how to be an NBA player.
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He should see some growth to his game now.
Orlando
It has not been a good season for the Magic but they have been playing better lately.
Last night they won a close game against the Heat and they have won 3 of their last 4.
This team really struggles scoring so it is no coincidence that their wins have come in games when they have scored 100 points or more.
That doesn’t happen very often and since this not an elite defensive team it is no surprise that they are losing a lot of games.
With both teams playing better lately this should be a game.
The go to guy as usual is center Nikola Vucevic.
He is just a smidge behind Tobias Harris in terms of scoring average but he does so much more in an efficient way.
Speaking of Harris he has increased his efficiency as well and it is paying off with much better numbers.
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He is more of a mix between a 3 and a 4 and his rebounding comes in handy because the Magic can not afford to give opponents more opportunities to score.
NBA Handicapping Trends:
- Pistons are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
- Under is 5-0 in Pistons last 5 Tuesday games.
- Over is 4-0 in Pistons last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
- Magic are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games.
- Over is 13-5 in Magic last 18 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
- Magic are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest.
- Pistons are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Orlando.
4* NBA Prediction: Detroit +1
Orlando is hardly a team built to perform well on back to backs.
NBA Score prediction: Detroit 99 – Orlando 90
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