Pistons vs. Magic betting: NBA Playoffs Game 7 preview

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The Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic take the court in a decisive Game 7 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. The Pistons are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which will be broadcast on ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 201.5.

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Pistons Cover -8.5 vs Magic -109

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Pistons vs. Magic betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -323
  • Magic odds to win: +258
  • Spread: Pistons (-8.5)
  • Total: 201.5

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Detroit has a 21-20 record against the spread at home and is 32-9 in home contests.
  • This season, Detroit is 8-8 ATS in home games as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pistons have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 21 times this season.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Detroit to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 226.8 points per contest.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have a 6-4 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The Pistons and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The last 10 Pistons games averaged 219.3 total points, 17.8 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Pistons have a points-per-game average 8.2 points below their season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons have won 48 of the 67 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (71.6%).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -323 or shorter, Detroit has a record of 24-3 (88.9% win percentage).
  • The Pistons have an implied moneyline win probability of 76.4% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (third in NBA) 44.3 (third) 45.6 (seventh) 40.5 (third) 27.8 (10th) 14.2 (20th)

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Magic Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Magic are 19-21 in road contests and have covered the spread 17 times on the road.
  • The Magic have gone 3-1 ATS in road games this year when playing as 8.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Magic games have hit the over on the set point total 20 times on the road this year.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Magic to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest.

Magic Recent Trends

  • The Magic are 6-4 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Magic games have surpassed the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Magic games averaged 19.9 more points (221.4) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Magic have a 108 points-per-game average, 7.7 points below their season-long scoring average.

Magic Betting Records

  • Orlando has won 11, or 35.5%, of the 31 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Magic have not won as an underdog of +258 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Magic based on the moneyline is 27.9%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (21st in NBA) 47.6 (19th) 43.4 (19th) 43.3 (13th) 26.5 (14th) 13.7 (14th)
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