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NBA Picks: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

by Abe Luciano on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

NBA Picks Orlando Magic (49-17) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (53-13): If the NBA Picks playoffs began today, the Cleveland Cavaliers would be the first seed, the Boston Celtics would clinch the second spot, and the Orlando Magic would round out the top three in the Eastern Conference.

Nevertheless, none of that is not written in stone, as the Celtics trail the Cavs by just 3½ games and the Magic trails Boston by a mere ½ game. Therefore, positioning in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket has yet to be decided, and teams can still swap positions at the top.

Tonight, Dwight Howard (21.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 2.9 bpg) and the Orlando Magic will certainly have their work cut out, as they visit a Cavaliers team that comes in with the best home record in the NBA Picks at 29-1. NBA Picks oddsmakers at SportsBook.com are picking the Cleveland Cavaliers [-6] to defeat the visiting Orlando Magic [+6] by a couple of long-range jumpers in tonight’s game.

Both teams will be putting each other’s win streaks on the line as the Cavaliers have won 5 straight and the Magic come in winners of their last 3. Orlando comes in with an Eastern Conference best, 23-10 road-record, as it looks to become just the second team to beat the Cavaliers at home. The Los Angeles Lakers are the only ones that have gone into the “Q” and come out victorious all season long. The OVER/UNDER for tonight’s NBA Picks: Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers has been set at a combined total of 193½ points.

"They're a very good road team. We're a very good home team," LeBron James (28.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 7.2 apg) said. "We're looking forward to the challenge and I bet those guys are looking forward to the challenge also.
"We know how good of a team we are at home," James said. "We take it personal and want to win every game on our home court."

 

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