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The Warriors come off a freak loss last night at Miami making them 1-3 ATS in their last four road games. They're also 1-7 ATS in their last eight games overall mostly against large numbers. The Magic have been playing some great ball lately winning and covering six of their last eight, but they come off a bad loss as 7.5-point favorites at the Knicks Tuesday. No Kevin Durant (rest) tonight so that's nine extra shots each for Klay Thompson and Steph Curry. This low number should be manageable for the Warriors to cover.
The Warriors enjoy playing in Orlando -- they've covered five straight visits -- and will be eager to erase the bad taste from Wednesday's heartbreaking loss in Miami. Golden State sits just a half-game ahead of Denver for the No. 1 seed in the West. Lay it before this line rises.
My data forecasts the Warriors, coming off an upset loss at Miami, finding a bounce-back effort at the expense of the Magic on Thursday. I've got Golden State winning by double figures and covering in two-thirds of simulations. The Warriors have covered in five straight trips to Orlando and the road team is on an 8-1 ATS run in this series.