If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic meet at Amway Arena.Sports Betting blog reports: Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 9-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 191.
The Heat held off a fourth-quarter push to defeat the 76ers 97-91 at AmericanAirlines Arena Saturday.
Miami covered as a 3.5-point home favorite while the final score pushed with the 188-point total.
Hedo Turkoglu dropped a game-high 24 points in leading the Magic in a 92-80 victory over the Bobcats on Friday. The Magic covered the 2.5-point spread, and the 172 points went UNDER the posted total of 187.5.
Dwight Howard collected a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Rashard Lewis added 18 points in that win.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 11 games on the road
Miami is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games when playing Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Orlando is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami
Orlando is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
Orlando is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Next up:
Miami home to Detroit, Tuesday, February 24
Orlando at Chicago, Tuesday, February 24
