Friday, April 11, 2008

Timberwolves-Magic Pointspread Pointers

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Amway Arena.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 12-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Timberwolves were pounded 122-90 by the Hornets last time out, as 10.5-point underdogs. The combined 212 points made it OVER the posted total of 201.
Randy Foye had 20 points and five assists for the Timberwolves, while Rashad McCants added 23 in the loss.
The Magic had their way on Wednesday and cruised past the Bulls 115-83. The Magic easily covered the 9.5-point spread, but the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total of 206.5.
Dwight Howard led the Magic attack with a game-high 30 points and hauled down 14 rebounds to complete a double-double in the win.
Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 19-59 SU, 35-42-1 ATS
Orlando: 49-29 SU, 48-28-2 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Memphis are 3-7
After playing New Orleans are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Chicago are 5-5
After playing Chicago are 1-9
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Memphis, Saturday, April 12
Orlando at Chicago, Sunday, April 13
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