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NBA Gambling: Toronto vs Orlando

The Toronto Raptors (46-32) head on the road to play the Orlando Magic (25-53) tonight. As always, be sure to come visit Cappers Picks daily for our latest free NBA picks all season long.

Toronto aren’t playing great basketball (5-5 in last 10) and the sportsbooks have opened them up as a reasonable favorite.

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Toronto vs Orlando
When: Friday, April 10th 2015 at 7:05pm ET
Where: Amway Center
TV: FS-Florida & TSN
NBA Gambling Line: Raptors –6
NBA Gambling O/U Line: 202 Points

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Orlando are on a 3-game winning streak and playing pretty good basketball.

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Toronto has dominated the H2H series this season, as they’re 3-0 (2-1 ATS). They’ve played once at the Amway Center and the Raptors won 108-95 – easily covering the –6 point spread they had to cover.

We’re going to have to wait until closer to tip-off before betting this game. Kyle Lowry is a GTD, but there has been a lot of talk about him playing tonight. Amir Johnson is also a GTD for the Raptors.

Orlando have several depth players from the bench out in this game, but that just means Orlando’s young starters will get a bigger run. If Lowry is out for this game I’m definitely taking the +6 points.

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Toronto are coasting into the playoffs and that’s never a good thing. The Magic are all playing great ball right now. Elfrid Payton is averaging 10.0 APG during the Magic’s current winning streak.

Vucevic has 20+ points and 7+ rebounds in each of the last three games. Tobias Harris cooled down last game, but prior to that he has four games with 18+ points, plus Victor Oladipo is pitching in most nights.

Toronto are too banged up to keep up with that type of production. DeMar DeRozan has been finding his shot and scoring plenty, which is a good sign for the playoffs, but he can’t do it all himself.

Tyler Hansbrough has done well while filling in for Johnson. He’s coming off a 12-point, 12-rebound game last time out. Valanciunas is producing when he gets minutes, but his minutes haven’t been consistent.

Toronto are likely saving him up a big for a playoff run. Ross and Vasquez are both inconsistent too and aren’t playing like they’re capable of. I really like the Orlando Magic to win this game tonight.

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My only concern is Lowry – if he’s back in the line-up it’ll give the Raptors a big morale boost.

4* Free NBA Picks: Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic

The Magic haven’t given up and they’re still pushing teams as hard as they can. They just beat the Bulls by two points (105-103) and I expect them to follow that up with another home win against a playoff team.

On paper the Raps have a lot of edges, including in points scored (104.3 PPG vs. 96.0 PPG) and points allowed (101.2 PPG vs. 101.7 PPG). However, you have to consider the circumstances as well.

Orlando Magic +6 (-110)

Toronto aren’t playing well and cruising into the playoffs banged up. They don’t care much about losing to the Magic on the road tonight and I don’t expect them to play well.

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By Scott Jack

Scott is new to Cappers Picks, but has been in the industry for 7 years and he’s only 25 years old. He lives in Toronto, Canada and bleeds blue and white. He grew up playing sports and still has a love for the competitiveness.