Sport: NBAPick Selection: #710 ORLANDO (-)
#710 ORLANDO (-) over Toronto at 12:30 PM EST
Fading Toronto on the road won't be a problem for this handicapper. In their last 30 games on foreign soil, the Raptors have produced a dismal 10-20 SU and ATS record. Amazingly, in this role matched up against an opponent that owns a won/loss percentage greater than .265 and less than .650, Toronto crashes to an ugly 2-17 ATS!
Orlando's last playoff win came on April 27th, 2003. Since that victory, the Magic have played seven additional post-season contests and lost them all! To say that Orlando wants this game badly would be an understatement.
Rest assured, the Magic won't overlook the Raptors. In this series, Orlando has posted a soft 7-11 SU and 5-13 ATS record. That mark is enough to keep the Magic focused here. There is a strong technical situation that applies to Orlando that will help the Magic's cause too. Since the 1992 playoffs, NBA round one game one hosts matched up against an opponent that enters off a SU and ATS loss are a respectable 30-15 ATS! Orlando fits this profitable system.
The Raptors haven't traveled well all season long and the Magic are hungry for a playoff win. Lay the points in this contest men. Take Orlando. Thank you and best of luck, Tom Stryker.
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