Orlando is lucky to be here and after their quick start the Magic finished the year a not very playoff-like 26-37. They will draw a tough, physical defensive team in Detroit, who has been 10-2-1 ATS in game one of the conference quarterfinals over the last four seasons. They do it with a very intense defense, as they have held first round playoff opponents to 83-ppg at home, and not once over 100 points over the past four seasons. Orlando has been just 4-13 in their last 17 road games vs. teams with winning records, so they haven't exactly been hanging in these types of games. Look for Detroit to make a statement in game one and come away with a big double-digit win.
This pick was released to clients on September 20, 2012 at 3:33PM ET.
NBA
Orlando at Detroit
April 21, 2007
7:05 PM Eastern
3 units on Detroit -9 (-110) (risk 3 to return 5.73)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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