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“Magic vs. Hawks, Pacers vs. Warriors”

We split our two NBA picks against the spread on Tuesday, cashing in a predictable (yet still somewhat shocking) blowout win by the Rockets (+6.5) over the Suns before watching the red-hot Pelicans (-1.5) fall flat on their face in a runaway loss to the Jazz.

We’re treated to a chock-full slate of games on Wednesday, with 20 teams in action just a day before one of the most important dates for potential trades on the NBA calendar.

Here are three of our best bets to make at FanDuel:


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NBA Wednesday odds, lines, picks (via FanDuel)

  • Magic +2.5 vs. Hawks
  • Pacers -2 vs. Warriors
  • Thunder +2.5 vs. Heat

Magic vs. Hawks prediction and analysis

Are we sure the right team is favored here? The Hawks have been a dumpster fire dating back to the spat between coach Nate McMillan and guard Trae Young, while the Magic are as hot as they’ve been all year even with key players missing.

Start with Atlanta, which entered this season with high expectations after a splashy offseason. Instead, the team is mired in a 1-4 spiral that directly follows the team’s high-profile drama between head coach and star player. Now Young (back) is questionable after missing Monday’s 25-point loss to the Grizzlies, and teammate Dejounte Murray (ankle) won’t play, either.

Orlando is missing a bevy of key starters, too, but it hasn’t mattered during its recent three-game win streak that has seen the likes of Paolo Banchero, Moritz Wagner, and co. take turns leading the scoring charge. The Magic have actually been 7.2 points per 100 possessions better than the Hawks in the month of December, making this an easy play on the ‘dogs.

Magic vs. Hawks pick: Magic +2.5 (FanDuel)

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Pacers vs. Warriors prediction and analysis

This may seem like a risky bet to make against the Warriors, who are clearly better than the Pacers at full strength. At some point, though, Golden State’s road woes have to make it an auto-fade in games like this.

The defending champions have looked like anything but that away from Chase Center, losing a ridiculous 12 of 14 road games (3-11 ATS) following Tuesday’s 17-point road loss in Milwaukee. The Warriors are winless in three road games that came on the second night of a back-to-back, losing their last game in that spot by a whopping 45 points at New Orleans.

They’ll be in that same situation on Wednesday without Klay Thompson (rest) and Andrew Wiggins (groin) against the very Pacers team that beat them on their own home court just nine days ago. Indiana is rarely a favorite but owns a 6-4 ATS record when it is, and this is a spot worth betting into.

Pacers vs. Warriors pick: Pacers -2 (FanDuel)

Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers
Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers
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Thunder vs. Heat prediction and analysis

We’ve been riding the Thunder all season long with great success, betting them multiple times across their current 5-2 ATS run. Why not go back to the well in a winnable spot here?

The Heat have been wholly unreliable all year and their offense is in shambles, having scored fewer than 100 points in three of their last five games after Monday’s 87-82 win in Indiana. Now they’ll have to get by without leading scorer Jimmy Butler (knee), who scored nearly a quarter of his team’s points in that rockfight.

That’s a serious problem for Miami, which is 7-10 in its last 17 games without Butler and lost its last two in that spot by a combined 33 points. With the way Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing for the host Thunder, I wouldn’t be surprised to see an outright OKC win here.

Thunder vs. Heat pick: Thunder +2.5 (FanDuel)

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