Orlando at Philadelphia

The Magic have had a lot of internal struggles all season, and their latest output has been quite ugly, as the Magic have proceeded to drop five straight, failing to cover any of them. A lot of that had to do with injuries to Nelson, Anderson, and Howard, but they are back with a game under their belts. Teams off five straight losses and failing to cover any of them have been good NBA bets in the past, as the line moves too much against them. The 76ers opened strong, but have been a poor team, and a home defense which was the best has given up over 8 points per game more compared to the first 14. The Sixers’ soft schedule paved the way to a great start, but they struggle against good teams. Play on Orlando. Another questions is will Dwight Howard show up for this one after embarrassing his coach at the awkward news conference? What hasn't shown up of late is the Orlando offense, scoring less than 100 points in four of the last five games (all losses). They've preferred a slower pace all season, No. 4 in the NBA in points allowed. The UNDER is 9-4 in the Magic's last 13 games as a road underdog. We know that the Philadelphia defense will show up as they've been great all season, No. 2 in the league in field goal shooting allowed (42%) and tops in points allowed (88.2). The UNDER is 25-11 in the 76ers’ last 36 home games and 30-14 UNDER the total in their last 44 games as a favorite. When these teams meet, the offenses take the night off. The UNDER is 5-1 in the last six meetings. Play on Orlando, and take the UNDER here.