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Value continues to be on the Toronto Raptors for their series against the Magic. After losing Game 1 in Toronto oddsmakers have dwindled value on the two-seed Raptors. After a close call in game three the pressure would seem to still be on the Raptors. Instead it’s on the home Magic who know if they don’t even the series the tide switches dramatically to the Raptors. Grab Toronto.
Three games in and Raptors-Magic has gone under in every game thus far. The total has seen a steep drop for Sunday from the first three games that averaged around 212. Anticipation of a looser game defensively from the Raptors is likely, as well as the Magic needing to force tempo as they did in game one. Grab the over.
The Raptors have only covered one of the first three games in this series, but that doesn't worry me here. Toronto will look to put its foot on Orlando's throat here and essentially wrap up the series by taking a 3-1 lead before heading back north.
The Magic were a 5.5-point underdog in Game 3 at home and fell by five. The spread is the same, and my computer model sees an even-closer game as Orlando looks to stay in the series. The Magic actually win 48 percent of my simulations straight-up, and cover in 60 percent.