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NBA Pick: 503 Orlando Magic @ 504 Charlotte Hornets
Rating: 3 units - Single Dime Play
Pick: Over 190.5 (Play up to 192)
Odds: -105 / 1.95 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
Detailed Write Up:
Charlotte is coming from three straight subpar performances. First, then played at Golden State on their final game of the road trip, then they were on a super bad spot at home with just 1 day off to rest from the road trip against Dallas and finally, they had another bad game at Indiana. The reason for their struggles was their 30, 24 and 32 points in the paint! However, this was justified by the elite rim defenses that these teams have. Orlando's rim defense is just #17 in the league and so, they should allow the Hornets to score more points near the basket tonight.
Another good news for the Hornets tonight is that Neal will be back and this will give them a well needed option on outside shooting as well. This is a good spot for Charlotte's offense and I expect to have a nice bounce back tonight. On the other hand, Orlando keeps having nice offensive numbers, but they dearly missed Fournier on their last game against the Clippers. Their offense missed Fournier's outside shots and the team ended with just 8-24 3pts. With him back now, I believe Orlando will go back to their good offensive performances in here. I expect a relatively high scoring game tonight and so, I'll take the Over in here.