The Boston Celtics (66-24 SU, 46-43-1 ATS, 47-42-1 O/U) will be looking to even their second-round Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Orlando Magic (64-25 SU, 52-36-1 ATS, 38-51 O/U) at one victory apiece when the two Eastern Conference rivals square off at TD Banknorth Garden tonight at 8 PM ET.
Magic Look To Hand Cavaliers, James, Consecutive Losses
Cleveland at Orlando
The Cleveland Cavaliers (61-14 SU, 45-30 ATS, 32-43 O/U) and the Orlando Magic (55-19 SU, 46-27-1 ATS, 34-40 O/U) will both be gunning for an SU and ATS victory in the BetUS Sportsbook when they square off at Amway Arena at 8 PM ET.
The Boston Celtics (35-9 SU, 24-20 ATS, 18-25-1 O/U) have won five straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Orlando Magic (33-8 SU, 28-12-1 ATS, 19-22 O/U) have won each of their last seven outings. Tonight, the Eastern Conference powers will both be looking to record an SU and ATS victory for BetUS NBA sports betting backers when they meet at Amway Arena.
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: L.A.LAKERS -4.5, Total 214.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* ORL has won its last five games SU
* ORL has covered 16 of its last 19 games
The Orlando Magic (27-8 SU, 22-12-1 ATS, 15-20 O/U) bounced back nicely from a defeat their last time out to beat the lowly Washington Wizards 89-80 on Tuesday night. The Atlanta Hawks (22-11 SU, 19-14 ATS, 13-18-2 O/U) also recorded a solid victory the last time they took the floor, beating the Houston Rockets 103-100 on Saturday.
The Washington Wizards (7-25 SU, 14-18 ATS, 13-18-1 O/U) snapped its modest two-game losing streak on Sunday, surprising the Cleveland Cavaliers in their 80-77 victory while easily covering the spread as a 9-point home underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Orlando Magic (26-9 SU, 22-11-1 ATS, 15-19 O/U) saw its two-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt in their 108-102 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. The Magi failed to cover the spread as a 7.5-point road favorite just as I predicted in my weekly NBA Sunday 4X4 in the BetUS Locker Room.
The Detroit Pistons (17-11 SU, 12-16 ATS, 12-16 O/U) have won three straight games coming into tonight’s matchup against the Orlando Magic (24-6 SU 20-9-1 ATS, 13-17 O/U) but have mostly struggled since acquiring high-scoring shooting guard Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets last month. Detroit will host a Magic team that has won seven straight games and nine of its last 10 overall.
The red-hot Orlando Magic (13-4 SU, -7-1 ATS, 8-9 O/U) have won four straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook while covering the spread in each of the last three games.
Still, the Magic are nowhere as incendiary as the Boston Celtics (16-2 SU, 8-9 ATS, 7-10 O/U), winners of eight consecutive games.
