Magic-Raptors Preview

The fans at Air Canada Centre will be treated to a playoff game between the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors when they take their seats on Thursday.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Raptors listed as 4-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds as the Magic defeated the Raptors 104-103 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Tuesday night.

Orlando failed to cover as 5.5-point home favorites as the game played over the 199.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson had 18 points and six boards each for the Magic, who got 12 points and nine rebounds from Hedo Turkoglu in the win.

Chris Bosh paced Toronto with 29 points, 10 boards, and six assists, while Jason Kapono added 20 points off the bench for the Raptors.

Team records:
Orlando: 52-30 SU, 51-29-2 ATS
Toronto: 41-41 SU, 40-42 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Orlando are 2-8
After playing Orlando are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Orlando
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Orlando at Toronto, Saturday, April 26
Toronto home to Orlando, Saturday, April 26

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