{"id":3196,"date":"2009-01-02T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/heat-magic-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-01-02T10:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-02T15:09:00","slug":"heat-magic-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/heat-magic-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat-Magic Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic will meet on the court at Amway Arena on Friday in a battle of division rivals. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 8\u00bd-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Heat dominated the Cavaliers in the first half en route to a 104-95 upset win on Tuesday, as 5.5-point underdogs. The 199 points made it OVER the posted total of 182.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Dwyane Wade had 21 points with five rebounds and 12 assists, while Mario Chalmers also tossed in 21 points in the victory. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Seven players reached double figures on Wednesday, as the Magic cruised past the Bulls 113-94. The Magic covered the 6-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 202. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Hedo Turkoglu led the way with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Rashard Lewis scored a game-high 21 points in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Miami: 17-13 SU, 14-15-1 ATS
Orlando: 25-7 SU, 21-10-1 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 8-2
After playing Chicago are 2-8
After a win are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami’s last 9 games
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Orlando is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Orlando is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Miami home to New Jersey, Saturday, January 3
Orlando at Toronto, Sunday, January 4<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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