Monday Night NBA

By Divol

Charlotte Bobcats v Orlando Magic



27th April 01:05 GMT

I like two bets today in this game. Charlotte and the Under play. I'm reading what the teams are saying and no question that while Charlotte are thinking of getting that win, Orlando will gladly get a sweep, but they are seeing the chance of mailing it in today as a chance. More than that, this is the first Cats playoff appearance. A loss today will make them first and probably last and only team in the 09/10 NBA playoff that is swept (unless Hawks get rolled on by the Cavs).  Charlotte have been having a terrible shooting series, while Magic are maybe not shooting the lights out, but they had two monster appearances by Nelson to help them win games 1 and 3, both games the Cats could have won. I believe that today Cats will get it done and finally make their first win. The good and the bad thing about the playoff is that in a series you are always given a chance to cut your losses or to empty your wallet. I have been in all three games so far on the Cats, winning one, losing the other two. Cats will be playing as much as they can driving to the hoop, especially when Howard is out; learning their lesson from Game 3 and it's about time Magic turn cold for a game.

The second bet is the Under bet. The teams started the series with a 187 point result, pushing the total and had two Under plays since, scoring 169 and 178 points. I can't imagine why in elimination game, that it is so big for Charlotte, we will see a higher score than the last two games. I think that 177 - 179 is the right total and can easily see this as a game that both teams can't even score 90 points. 89 - 83 for Charlotte sounds about right to me here.



Picks:

Charlotte +4.5 - 1.92 odds - 2.5 units play - Expekt

Charlotte to win - 2.75 odds - 2 units play - Expekt

Under 184.5 points - 1.91 odds - 4.5 units play - Bet365

Divol