{"id":2898,"date":"2008-12-05T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/thunder-magic-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-12-05T07:43:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T12:43:00","slug":"thunder-magic-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/thunder-magic-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder-Magic Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Amway Arena. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 13-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Thunder fell 103-97 to the Bobcats last time out, as 8.5-point underdogs. The 200 points made it OVER the posted total of 191.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Kevin Durant shot 9-for-12 from the field with 24 points in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Magic dominated the entire night as they rolled past the Timberwolves 100-89 on Wednesday. The Magic covered the 9.5-point spread, but the 189 points went UNDER the posted total of 197. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Dwight Howard tossed in 23 points with 14 rebounds in a double-double for the Magic. Rashard Lewis also had 23 points and Hedo Turkoglu added 22 in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 2-17 SU, 10-9 ATS
Orlando: 14-5 SU, 10-8-1<\/st1:date> ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> are 4-6
After playing Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> are 5-3
After a loss are 1-9<\/p>\n

Orlando<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Clippers are 5-5
After playing Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> are 4-6
After a win are 7-3<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City’s last 8 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Orlando is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Saturday, December 6
Orlando<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at LA Clippers, Monday, December 8<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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