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AMEDEUS' NBA PLAY-IN PICK AND ROLL THE BOOKS!
(NBA) Hawks (ATL) vs. Magic (ORL),
Point Spread: -5.00 | -109.00 Magic (ORL) (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -5.00 | -109.00 Magic (ORL) (Home)
Result: Win
The Hawks are coming into this game with a 40-42 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games to end the season. They have won their last 3 straight as well as 4 of their last 5 games as they have been heating up to end the season, but they have also been beating up on bottom feeders in that span. They have won 4 of their last 5 games, but 3 of those wins came against teams who did not even qualify for the play-in, and their 1 win against the Magic in that span was in the last game of the regular season when the Magic were resting players. Their 1 loss in that span actually came against the Magic, losing by 7 points on the road when the Magic were not sitting any players out. The Hawks have also struggled against better opponents recently as they have lost 5 of their last 6 games against teams who qualified for the playoffs or play-in, not including that last game against the Magic. Prior to that last regular season game, they had lost 5 of their last 6 games to these opponents and 4 of those wins were by 6+ points as well. They are going up against a Magic team that is 41-41 this season and they have also been playing very well in their recent games. They lost their last game of the regular season to the Hawks, resting players in that game, but prior to that they had won their last 5 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games with all 6 of those wins coming by 7+ points. They have been good at home as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 4 of their last 6 games there, beating some quality opponents in that span with all 4 of those wins coming by 6+ points as well. They have won 2 of the last 3 meetings against the Hawks as well, both wins coming by 6+ points while the only loss was that last game of the season. The Magic have played well against the Hawks in recent meetings and they have the defense to shut them down like they have in previous meetings. The Magic will cover the spread in this game.