NBA Betting: Spurs Favored in Odds vs Magic

The fans at Amway Arena will be treated to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Orlando Magic when they take their seats on Wednesday night at 8:00pm EST in a game that can be seen on ESPN. NBA betting odds have the Magic listed as 7-point favorites against the Spurs while the game's total is sitting at 193. Manu Ginobili netted 22 points to lead the Spurs past the Miami Heat 88-76 on Tuesday night. San Antonio cashed as 2.5-point road underdogs in NBA odds while the game played UNDER the 186.5-point total listed by at online sportsbooks.

San Antonio only scored 16 points in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth but it was enough to hold off the Heat and win their fourth straight game. "He makes everybody better," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Ginobili after the game. "He is one of the finest competitors we have in the league, one of the finest competitors in the world. He's a hell of a player. When he's Manu Ginobili, we're a significantly better basketball team and he's been Manu for the last month." Heading into tonight's match-up on ESPN, the Spurs are 40-25 straight up on the season, 34-30-1 against the spread as NBA betting underdogs and 4-6 when playing on Wednesday.

The Magic lost to the Charlotte Bobcats 96-89 as an 8.5-point NBA betting favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 189 at online sportsbooks. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 27 points and 16 rebounds while Vince Carter had 23 points. The Magic could only net 15 points in the third quarter which eventually assisted in the loss and snapped their eight game winning streak. Heading into tonight's match-up on ESPN, the Magic are 47-21 straight up on the season, 35-30-3 against the spread as favorites in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing Charlotte.

Orlando is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games at home and 8-1 straight up in their last 9 games overall. San Antonio has gone 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games on the road and 8-1 straight up in their last 9 games. The NBA betting total has gone OVER in 8 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing at home against San Antonio and UNDER in 6 of the Spurs last 7 games. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Orlando Magic -7 favorites against the San Antonio Spurs with a total of 193.