Betting Lines: Orlando Magic (+6) vs. Washington Wizards (O/U: 194.5)
Game time: 10:00 a.m. AEDT

Betting Against the Spread (ATS)

Orlando Magic Trends
 - Magic are 9-21 ATS in their last 30 teams vs. Southwest division teams
- Magic are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after an SU/ATS loss
- Magic are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games

Washington Wizards Trends
 - Wizards are 4-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. teams with losing records
- Wizards are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games at home
- Wizards are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. East teams

Washington’s franchise player is starting to turn the corner on his way to being a superstar while his team, the Wizards are starting to turn it around having won four of their last five games and have climbed the East rankings. They are just 8-9 for the season but still good enough for fifth-best in the weak conference.

On Monday, the Wiz are favored by six points against the visiting Orlando Magic, who have a 6-10 record but have been average on the betting lines with an 8-8 record against the spread.

The Wizards have won four of their last 6 match-ups with Orlando and more impressively they have covered the spread in six of the last seven outings.

The home team in this match-up has covered five of the last six games—Washington will again protect their home floor, get the W and beat the spread. Also of note is that the Magic are winless ATS at Washington in the past four meetings.

Expect another very good game against John Wall, who’s going to be pitted against rookie Victor Oladipo. Except for the 93-to-73 loss at Indiana, Wall has been sensational dropping two 30+ point games (vs. Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers) and another 26 point-12 assist performance in the win vs. the Atlanta Hawks last Saturday.

Prediction: Washington 99, Orlando 89
Picks: Wizards ATS, Under 194.5

NBA Predictions win-loss year-to-date record: 8-3