Philadelphia at Orlando

After years of being the bottom dweller in the NBA Atlantic, the Philadelphia 76ers have parlayed top draft picks into a strong playoff-caliber team. The Sixers sit at 40-30 on the season, and are just 1.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third seed in the NBA East. That makes games vs. weaker teams like Orlando a bit of "no show" proof, and ensures a full effort in Orlando vs. the woeful 21-50 Magic. Philly looks like a hungry team that is making a playoff-seeding drive as they enter this contest off of four straight wins. At 3-14 in their last 17 games, the Magic are giving a lot of players a look, so they can evaluate their needs for 2018-19. This is a good spot for a hungry team that is also playing well. Play on Philadelphia.