Magic-Pistons Preview

The fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills will be treated to a game between the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons when they take their seats on Saturday.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Dwight Howard had 21 points and 21 rebounds as the Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 102-92 to win their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series 4-1 on Monday night.

Orlando covered as 7-point home favorites as the game played under the 203-point total listed by oddsmakers.

The Pistons made no mistakes in finishing off Philadelphia, as they got past the 76ers 100-77 in Game 6 and clinched their first-round playoff series on Thursday. The Pistons easily covered the 5.5-point spread, while the combined 177 points fell UNDER the posted total of 178.5.

Chauncey Billups had 20 points, three rebounds and seven assists for the Pistons. Richard Hamilton had a game-high 24 points in the victory.

Team records:
Orlando: 52-30 SU, 51-29-2 ATS
Detroit: 59-23 SU, 46-35-1 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 9 games on the road
Orlando is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Orlando
Detroit is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Orlando at Detroit, Monday, May 5
Detroit home to Orlando, Monday, May 5

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