Magic-Bulls Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Orlando Magic and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at United Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 6-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game’s total is sitting at 201.

The Magic had their seven-game win streak snapped in an 88-82 loss to the Pistons last time out. The Magic were favored by 3.5-points in that game, while the game’s 170 points fell well UNDER the posted total of 185.

Dwight Howard netted a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds in the loss.

The Bulls scored 30 points in the fourth quarter and ran away with a 100-87 victory over the Nets as 5-point underdogs on Monday. The 187 points fell UNDER the posted total of 209.5.

Ben Gordon led the Bulls with a team-high 24 points, and Derrick Rose tossed in 21 points with 13 assists.

Team records:
Orlando: 24-7 SU, 20-10-1 ATS
Chicago: 14-17 SU, 15-16 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing New Jersey are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Orlando is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Orlando is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago’s last 11 games when playing at home against Orlando

Next up:
Orlando home to Miami, Friday, January 2
Chicago at Cleveland, Friday, January 2