{"id":37149,"date":"2011-04-14T09:07:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=37149"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:35","slug":"playoff-odds-picks-atlanta-vs-orlando-series-predictions-14411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/playoff-odds-picks-atlanta-vs-orlando-series-predictions-14411\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 NBA Playoff Odds: Hawks vs. Magic Preview | Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF Predictions: Hawks vs Magic Series Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before\u00a0nba betting<\/a> fans turn their attention to NBA Playoff basketball betting events this week, we have some more good NBA first round series Previews on tap, and our man Lawrence weighs in with his picks for the series. It\u2019s time for our weekly hoops picks for NBA gambling action. <\/p>\n

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ATLANTA vs. ORLANDO PLAYOFF SCHEDULE<\/strong>
\nGame 1 – Sat April 16, Atlanta at Orlando, 7:00 p.m, ESPN
\nGame 2 – Tue April 19, Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30 p.m, NBA TV
\nGame 3 – Fri April 22, Orlando at Atlanta, 8:00 p.m, ESPN2
\nGame 4 – Sun April 24, Orlando at Atlanta, 7:00 p.m, TNT
\nGame 5 * Tue April 26, Atlanta at Orlando, TBD, TBD
\nGame 6 * Thu April 28, Orlando at Atlanta, TBD, TBD
\nGame 7 * Sat April 30, Atlanta at Orlando, TBD, TNT
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Odds To Win Series<\/strong>
\nAtlanta +300
\nOrlando -400<\/p>\n

Odds To Win Eastern Conference<\/strong>
\nAtlanta 60\/1
\nOrlando 9\/1<\/p>\n

Odds To Win NBA Title<\/strong>
\nMagic 20\/1
\nHawks 125\/1<\/p>\n

Injuries of Note<\/strong>: Hawks – Jason Collins – C – Day to Day<\/p>\n

Magic – Gilbert Arenas\t – G\t– Day-to-Day (sore knee)
\nDaniel Orton\t – C\t– Out Indefinitely (knee injury)
\nJ.J. Redick – \tG\t– Out Indefinitely (abdominal injury)<\/p>\n

When people think about these two teams they think Orlando is a serious title contender, as for Atlanta they forget Atlanta won the season series 3-1. Will we see a different result in the 2011 NBA Playoffs?<\/p>\n

If there was ever a team that should not be allowed with a light year or two from the NBA playoffs, it\u2019s the Atlanta Hawks. Even at a buck and a quarter to one (to win it all) the Hawks are overvalued. The Hawks did all their damage early in the season when no one was paying attention, but over the last few months they have basically tuned out coach Larry Drew and have all but given up on the new share-the-rock motion offense that was supposed to bring Atlanta to the next level.<\/p>\n

The Hawks enter the playoffs with 6 consecutive losses, a team in name only. The birds are rather a collection of individuals who start the post-season with little to no chance of even getting past the first round, let alone catching anyone by surprise and playing into May. When your two key players \u2013 Joe Johnson and Josh Smith \u2013 don\u2019t buy in to the coach\u2019s system, it adds up to a hasty playoff exit and a new coach come October. \"Sports<\/p>\n

Orlando, which had problems of its own this season after the mid-year deals which brought Hedu Turkoglu, Jason Richardson and Gilbert Arenas on board, will benefit from Atlanta\u2019s two main problems \u2013 a lack of discipline and a lack of anyone who can even begin to defend Dwight Howard.<\/p>\n

The Magic have been locked into the 4 seed for weeks, knowing that catching Miami, Chicago or Boston was a fruitless exercise that would only burn out Howard and was hardly worth the effort.<\/p>\n

But everyone knows Atlanta\u2019s 3-1 record against Orlando this season was nothing but fool\u2019s gold. The Hawks\u2019 defensive stats are improved over a year ago (they give up a point less a game from a year ago), but their offense has taken a huge hit (27th this season, from 13 a year ago).<\/p>\n

And even if the Hawks have some success in their cherished iso offense, it\u2019s only temporary with Howard operating without much of a problem in the paint.<\/p>\n

Last season the Magic crushed the Hawks in four straight in the Eastern semifinals by an embarrassingly average score of 107-82. The season was over almost before it started as the Hawks mailed it in.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t expect things to be much different this time around.<\/p>\n

Free NBA Playoff Series Pick: Orlando in 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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