The Orlando Magic look to continue their dominance of the best teams in the Western Conference when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
The Magic are 7-point favorites over the Mavs on WagerWeb.com.
Orlando is 18-4 against the West this season (11 straight currently), including two-game sweeps of the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs as well as wins over the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers. The Magic also have beaten these Mavs once already; Orlando trailed by 15 points in the second half in Big D in November before winning on two free throws by Rashard Lewis with 10.9 seconds left.
Both teams enter off a win, with Dallas taking down Miami 111-96 on Saturday. Dirk Nowitzki hit 12-of-14 shots and all five of his free throws in that game, scoring 30 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Nowitzki ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring at 25.8 points a game — an increase of 2.2 points from last season and his highest scoring average since 2005-06. Lewis will get the defensive call on Nowitzki, who is shooting almost 48 percent from the field and 92 percent at the line. Dirk is averaging 28.7 points and shooting 54.5 percent from the field in his last seven games versus Orlando.
The Mavs are just 13-12 on the road this year and 5-5 in their past 10 games. The Mavs bench has produced 105 points in a two-game winning streak, and the Mavericks have averaged 114 points and shot 54.5 percent from the field in their last two games. That’s nearly 14 points above their season average.
Orlando beat Toronto on Sunday behind Dwight Howard’s 29 points and 14 rebounds. In three games this season versus Toronto, he averaged 28.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. In the process of Sunday’s win, Howard became the franchise leader in free throws made with 1,822. He should have his way with a weak Dallas front line tonight, although the Mavs do rank second in the league in rebounding. Howard leads the league in double-doubles (36) and has averaged 23.7 points and 13 rebounds and shot 61 percent from the field in the last four games.
Orlando has won four in a row at home and 14 of 15 at Amway Arena. The Magic are 6-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this year. Orlando, shooting a league-best 40.1 percent from long distance, has won its last eight games by an average of 19.4 points when making 10-plus 3s.
WagerWeb.com Game Trends
* Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Mavericks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Mavericks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as a road underdog.
* Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
* Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Southeast.
* Mavericks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Mavericks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win.
* Mavericks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win.
* Magic are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest.
* Magic are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
* Magic are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Magic are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Magic are 21-5 ATS in their last 26 games following a S.U. win.
* Magic are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Southwest.
* Magic are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Magic are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games.
* Magic are 23-6-1 ATS in their last 30 games when their starting 5 players combine for more than 160 minutes of the previous day.
* Magic are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a home favorite.
* Magic are 20-6-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a ATS win.
* Magic are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 games as a favorite.
* Magic are 42-18-3 ATS in their last 63 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Magic are 36-16-1 ATS in their last 53 vs. Western Conference.
* Magic are 43-20 ATS in their last 63 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
* Magic are 38-18-1 ATS in their last 57 games as a home favorite of 5.0-10.5.
* Magic are 35-17-1 ATS in their last 53 games overall.
* Over is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings.
* Mavericks are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
* Underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
* Road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
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