Los Angeles at Orlando

The direction of these teams is certainly in flux. The Orlando Magic have not been the same team since dealing Jameer Nelson, and Dwight Howard, as they went from championship caliber, to lottery caliber. The Lakers got old very fast, and suddenly a team fighting for championships annually has become a lottery candidate themselves. The Lakers own just six road wins on the season, however, that is one better than the Magic's woeful five home wins on the season. LA is 1-2 in their last three games, but the two losses were both in overtime, and blowout losses have been replaced by near misses, and they have covered three of four. Orlando is a total mess right now as they have lost 10 straight games, and have not covered a game as less than a -7 point underdog in their last 16. Take the points on LA.