Chicago is a mess, losing nine of ten. Chicago fired coach Fred Hoiberg last week, suffered a 56-point loss to Boston, then the players staged a mini-revolt when new coach Jim Boylen insisted on a practice while the players wanted to hold their own meeting. The Bulls are on a 5-11 spread run, off a loss to Sacramento (108-89) committing 27 turnovers! Orlando has been under the radar with oddsmakers, on a 9-4 spread run. That included straight-up wins over the Heat, 76ers and Lakers (twice) as an underdog. Orlando rookie center Mo Bamba returns tonight from a one-game suspension and the Magic are 13-5-1 ATS when following a straight-up loss of 10+ points. And the last two times they've been favored by four or more points they won by 14 points each game. Play Orlando.
This pick was released to clients on December 13, 2018 at 12:50PM ET.
NBA
Chicago at Orlando
December 13, 2018
9:35 PM Eastern
1 unit on Orlando -5.5 (-103) (risk 1 to return 1.97)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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