Best Bets For NBA Play In Games Tuesday Night

Odds have a 5-point spread in favor of the Orlando Magic over the Atlanta Hawks.
There is a 229 point over/under set between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The NBA Postseason is finally here and the Play-In games are set to begin on Tuesday Night with a double-header between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks in the East and Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors in the West.

Both the Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors are going into their respective games as the favorites on legal sports betting sites.

Magic Get Job Done At Home Vs. Hawks

Atlanta Hawks Vs. Orlando Magic

Moneyline: Atlanta Hawks (+170) vs. Orlando Magic (-200)
Spread: Magic -5
Total: 217

Tipping off the NBA Play-In games, the Orlando Magic are hosting the Atlanta Hawks. Orlando surely has the upper hand here at home and plenty is pointing towards them covering the spread here.

Orlando is one of the best teams at home this season when playing as the favorite. They hold a 17-11 record against the spread playing in that scenario and a 7.3-point winning margin to show for it.

While the season series is 2-2, the Hawks won in their last game of the season while Orlando was resting their starters. Prior to that, Orlando is 2-1 against them straight up and against the spread.

The Magic are also 3-0 in their last three games as a favorite between 5 and 5.5 points while Atlanta is 0-3 ATS in their last three games as an underdog at NBA betting sites within that same point margin.

Orlando also has the number one defense in the NBA this season while Atlanta is a bottom four defense.

Plenty Of Points Between Memphis/Golden State

Memphis Grizzlies Vs. Golden State Warriors

Moneyline: Grizzlies (+235) vs. Warriors (-285)
Spread: Warriors -7
Total: 229

Put simply, oddsmakers did not put enough points on the board between the Warriors and Grizzlies and bettors can take full advantage of the over here. Starting with the numbers, combined their defenses allow just over 226 ppg while on offense, they combine for over 234 ppg on the season.

Looking at their previous three meetings, they’ve gone over in three of their four regular season games.

They’ve also both been trending over more recently than not. The Warriors, despite being under .500 going over this season, have gone 5-4 with the over in their last nine games. Memphis, on the other hand, has the sixth best record going over this season at 46-36 and are doing so by +2.3 points on average.

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