LeBron James and the Heat hit the road to Orlando for their third meeting this season with Dwight Howard and the Magic
The Magic are just 3-7 ATS against the division this season and 30-44 ATS the past three years when avenging a loss
Miami is coming off a three-game homestand where they went 3-0 straight-up but the only cover was 108-78 win seven days ago vs. New Jersey. Pointspreads for those matchups ranged between -9.5 and -13.5 points but NBA odds for tonight’s game were trimmed to Heat -4.5 with a total of 189.5.
The Magic is coming off a double-digit win over Indiana on Sunday and have an 11-9 ATS record with a day of rest but James and the Heat post a 4-2 ATS record with two-plus days of rest, outscoring opponents 107-95.7, or 11.3 points per game.
Dwyane Wade had a game-high 27 points in Miami’s 90-78 win over Orlando Feb. 19 and James scored 25. It was much more in-line with his 27.7-point season average than the first meeting, where James scored just 17 and the Magic triumphed 102-89. James has hit 23-plus points in seven of eight road games since that loss and we should expect a big night from him tonight.
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The Heat are getting good contributions from the bench, Orlando’s 43.8 field goal percentage ranks 17th overall and against the Heat, who lead the league in overall (48.5-percent) and road shooting from the floor (47.4-percent), that won’t cut it.
Pick: Take the Heat
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