The Orlando Magic (1-1) will travel to Wells Fargo Center to meet the Philadelphia 76ers (1-1). The 76ers opened as 12-point favorites. The game’s Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 217 points and action starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 20, 2018.
Orlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers ATS Odds
The 76ers come in on a high note after covering the 12-point spread against the Chicago Bulls in their last matchup, 127-108. The Magic, meanwhile, were blown out by the Charlotte Hornets, 120-88, and failed to cover as 2.5-point underdogs. Both games went over their projected point totals. The Philadelphia game finished 14 points over the projected point total of 221, while the Orlando game went 0.5 points over the projected point total of 207.5.
Philadelphia dominated nearly every facet of the game. They had a great free throw rate of 0.290 and an offensive rebounding percentage of 24.4. Chicago recorded marks of 0.089 and 10.2, respectively, for those same stats. Orlando, on the other hand, had a better turnover percentage (13.0 vs. 13.0). Joel Embiid played well for Philadelphia with 30 points and 12 rebounds. Meanwhile, Nikola Vucevic had a good outing for Orlando, putting up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Philadelphia could dominate on defense as they face off against one of the league’s worst offenses. The 76ers rank first in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.494), while Orlando is 23rd in effective field goal percentage (0.510) dating back to the 2017-18 season. ,
The Magic are 26-58 straight up (SU) and 34-48-1 against the spread (ATS) since last season. Just over half of Orlando games have finished under the projected point total since last season.
On the other hand, the 76ers, are 53-31 SU and 50-33-1 ATS since last season. Vegas has been fairly accurate when predicting totals of Philadelphia games over that same stretch with 42 overs compared to 41 unders.
The 76ers dominated this series last year, winning all three games. In the most recent contest, Philadelphia won 118-98. The 76ers’ 25.0 offensive rebounding percentage was their biggest strength over the Magic, who had a rate of 13.5.
Orlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers Betting Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – 76ers, ATS Winner – 76ers, O/U – Under
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
- The 76ers rank ninth in points off turnovers per game (16.9) while the Magic rank 18th in points off turnovers allowed per game (17.0).
- Philadelphia ranks first in points allowed in the paint per game (41.2) while Orlando ranks 28th (48.2).
- The 76ers rank third in assists per game (26.9) while the Magic rank 23rd in assists allowed per game (24.4).
- Philadelphia ranks fourth in fast break points allowed per game (10.5) while Orlando ranks 22nd (12.9).
- Orlando ranks 13th in blocks per game (4.9) while Philadelphia ranks 24th in blocks allowed per game (5.2).
- The 76ers rank first in rebounds per game (47.7) while the Magic rank 27th in rebounds allowed per game (46.0).
- The 76ers rank sixth in steals per game (8.3) while the Magic rank 17th in steals allowed per game (7.7).
- Orlando averages 29.3 three pointers per game, which ranks 14th in the NBA. Philadelphia ranks 16th in three pointers allowed per game (29.7).
- Philadelphia ranks fifth in second chance points per game (13.8) while Orlando ranks 27th (11.0).
- In games where they allow below 100 points, Orlando is 12-9 and Philadelphia is 24-0.
- In games where they score more than 100 points, the 76ers are 55-22 and the Magic are 25-31.
