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The best basketball in the world will continue this Wednesday, December 28, with another thrilling day, when the Magic vs Pistons matchup promises to be one of the most interesting games to enjoy.
This will be the second clash of the year confronting these teams, but the first since opening day, where the Pistons took a 109-113 victory at this venue. However, now that the Magic is coming in at a better situation, the chances of such an outcome seem slim.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons NBA Regular Season Game on December 28, 2022
- Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
- When: Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 7:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic finally seems to have woken up after a very difficult first few months of the season: they still have a poor record, but are on high hopes of turning things around after winning eight of their last ten games, in which they had very good performances both on defense and offense.
Six of those wins came at home, so now they need to prove they can do the same away from home, where they have won just four of their 16 games so far. The Magic’s numbers away from home also accompany that poor record, as they record 106 points scored and 111.7 points allowed per game.
Betting on the Detroit Pistons
Unlike their opponent, the Detroit Pistons continue to accumulate bad results this campaign: they owe the worst record in the NBA with only 8 wins in 36 games played, and they enter this game with only one win in their last ten games, in the midst of a streak of six consecutive losses.
The most recent of these setbacks took place last Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers, where they could not close things in the best way and allowed their rival to draw to force everything to be defined in overtime, where they would end up losing by a score of 142-131. Bojan Bogdanović was the team’s leading scorer in that game with 23 points while Killian Hayes recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 assists.
That performance was a clear example of a defense that is the second worst in the league, with an average of 119.0 points allowed per game.Besides, the defensive side gets little help regularly from an offense that averages 111.2 points scored and is the third least effective in the NBA at 44.8% shooting from the field.
JefeBet Prediction
The Magic is going through their best moment of the season, as they have a very solid offense with young players like Paolo Banchero, Bol Bol, and Franz Wagner, who have shown a great performance level recently and should have no problem to be effective against a Pistons defense that is one of the worst in the league.
Still, the Magic will come into this game after playing the day before, so their strength will probably not be the same. Meanwhile, the Pistons, who are not reliable at all, have had one or two good offensive performances, especially at home.
The Magic have covered the Over in four of the five games they have played without a break this campaign, while the Pistons have covered the Over in 12 of their 17 home games. Therefore, the best option here is to expect a matchup with many points.
Prediction: Over.
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