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The first big injury inside the NBA bubble occurred Sunday as Orlando lost Jonathan Isaac to a torn ACL. That created immediate ATS value for Tuesday, as the Magic face one of the hottest teams in the Pacers. In two games, Orlando’s fluid offense has featured an incredible 42 percent 3-point shooting. That should be a catalyst to override Indiana's red-hot T.J. Warren. Grab Orlando.
The Pacers rank 17th in the league on offense, sixth on defense and 23rd in pace. Nate McMillan's team works the ball on offense and plays tight, physical defense. Meanwhile, Orlando's offense ranks 22nd, its defense is 10th and its pace is slow with just 98 possessions per game, putting the team 28th in the NBA. Totals are overinflated because the Over was 6-0 on the second day of the restart.
This is a matchup between teams who are undefeated in the bubble. They are also both missing key big men since the Pacers will be without Domantas Sabonis (foot) and the Magic recently lost Jonathan Isaac (knee). On the bright side for the Pacers, Victor Oladipo is expected to play after sitting out Monday for rest. Malcolm Brogdon is also back after returning from a neck injury Monday. The loss of Isaac is huge for the Magic, who don’t have a lot of offensive weapons, as it is. I think the Pacers can win this outright, so I’ll take the points.