LeBron, Cavaliers entertain Magic on TNT Thursday
By Hank Harris • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: NBATwo hot Eastern Conference teams clash Thursday when the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Quicken Loans Arena (8 pm ET, TNT).
NBA Betting Odds have the Cavaliers as 6-point favorites and the over/under total at 194.
Orlando has the edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4 outright and 8-2 against the point spread. Orlando has been even better when playing in Cleveland, going 7-1 ATS in its past eight visits.
This is the second meeting of the season. On Nov. 11, the Cavaliers beat the Magic 102-93 as a 1-point road underdog. The score went over the total of 190.5.
That game was one of seven of the past eight that have gone over the total.
The Magic are playing the second half of a back-to-back. On Wednesday, seven players reached double figures to help Orlando beat the Chicago Bulls 107-87. The Magic covered the 5-point spread and the score went under the total of 195.5.
Orlando’s Dwight Howard had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
And in the Cavs’ last game on Tuesday, LeBron James scored 32 points and had 11 assists to lead Cleveland past the New Jersey Nets 104-97. Cleveland failed to cover as 16-point home favorites and the score went over the 189-point total.
Orlando is 36-17 SU and 26-24-3 ATS, and has won three straight games. Cleveland is 42-11 SU and 26-25-2 ATS, and has won 12 straight games.
Hank Harris is a professional writer with more than 25 years experience. He has written on sports betting and gambling for more than a decade of that time. He covers all sports, from the NFL to the NBA to NCAA College.
He is originally from the Boston area and is now based out of Las Vegas.
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