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Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Orlando Magic and the Washington Wizards meet at Capital One Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Wizards as -2-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 230.

The Wizards were a 113-107 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the 76ers. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (220) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Orlando won its last outing, a 113-107 result against the Heat on December 23. The Magic covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 220 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Orlando:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 20 of Orlando's last 25 games

Washington:
Team record: 0-1 SU,1-0 ATS
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Washington is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games

Next up:
Orlando at Washington Sunday, December 27