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Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic meet at Amway Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -5.5-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
The Magic were a 109-102 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They covered the +12-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (211) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta lost its last outing, a 104-101 result against the 76ers on November 28. The Hawks failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 205 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 11-10 SU,8-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Atlanta is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Orlando:
Team record: 5-16 SU,9-10-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Orlando is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 10 games
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta home to Denver Friday, December 2
Orlando at Cleveland Friday, December 2