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New York Knicks vs. Orlando Magic
The New York Knicks and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Kia Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Magic as -1.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Orlando lost its last outing, a 112-92 result against the 76ers on December 27. The Magic failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 204 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Knicks were a 129-120 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (249) made winners of OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 17-13 SU,16-13-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New York's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New York's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando:
Team record: 18-12 SU,20-10 ATS
Orlando is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Orlando is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games
Next up:
New York at Indiana Saturday, December 30
Orlando at Phoenix Sunday, December 31