Sean Murphy - New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic

Sean's NBA TOTAL DOMINATOR! 108-83 RUN!

Handicapper
Sean Murphy
League
NBA
Competition
New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic
Time
03/23/2023 07:10 PM
Bet Type
Over / Under
Pick
New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic Under 229.5 (-115) (BetMGM)
Outcome
Win
Analysis
My selection is on the 'under' between New York and Orlando at 7:10 pm et on Thursday. Both of these teams are coming off 'over' results but neither of those games necessarily saw the pace to warrant those outcomes. Last night, both the Knicks and Heat shot the lights out in New York's 127-120 loss in Miami. New York will have a difficult time reproducing that performance here, noting that it averages 'only' 110.7 points per game when playing the second of back-to-back nights over the last two seasons (those 22 contests have totalled an average of 217.9 points). After getting off 90 or more field goal attempts in three of four games from March 5th to 11th, the Knicks have hoisted up 88 or fewer FG attempts in each of their last five contests. The Magic were involved in a relatively high-scoring game against the struggling Wizards two nights ago. Neither team got off more than 83 FG attempts in that one. Orlando has been limited to 86 or fewer FG attempts in three of its last four contests. To say that the Magic have struggled offensively against the Knicks going back to the start of last season would be an understatement. They've knocked down just 37, 36, 30 and 39 field goals in the last four meetings, topping out at 104 points in those games. Take the under (8*).

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