Magic-76ers Lines Preview

The Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Wachovia Center in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.

Oddsmakers currently have the 76ers listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Dwight Howard went for 24 points and 24 rebounds to lead the Magic past the 76ers 91-78 to take a 3-2 lead in the series on Tuesday night.

Orlando covered as 8.5-point home favorites as the teams played under the 188.5-point total set by oddsmakers.

Rashard Lewis also scored 24 points for the Magic, who got 14 points from Rafer Alston in the payday.

Andre Iguodala dropped 26 points for Philadelphia, while Andre Miller had 17 points, six assists, and four steals for the 76ers.

Team records:
Orlando: 59-23 SU, 49-32-1 ATS
Philadelphia: 41-41 SU, 36-44-2 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Orlando are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Orlando is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Orlando is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando