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Denver at Orlando

December 8, 2017
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Since putting together four straight seasons of 50+ wins, the Orlando Magic franchise has not been close to a playioff team. They have won no more than 37 games in any of their past six seasons, and at 11-15 to start 2017, they appear to still be quite some distnace from finding their way back. They are 6-11-1 ATS in their last 18 games, and the biggest problem for this team has been the lack of commitment on the defensive end where they allow a woeful 110.8 points per game. After being a playoff team most seasons (five of last six), the Nuggets have failed to have a winning record in each of the last five, but at 13-11 on the season this team appears to be knocking on the door. They have done a good job by winning 8 of their 12 games vs. a team that currently has a winning percentage of less than .450. Play on Denver.

1.5 units on Denver +2 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
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Denver Nuggets img
14
35
32
22
103
Orlando Magic
25
23
22
19
89
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