When I asked my crack research staff (it's me, just me) to find out the record on over/ under plays this year, I fully expected the under's to be coming in at a greater rate, not so. Over's are 26-21-1 so far this year. With only three games tonight, I set out to find the best value on a total because all three of the game lines are big ones, -8 1/2 to -10 1/2, and I don't like any of them whether it be big dog or favorite.
Orlando travels to Chicago with a perfect 2-0 record, while the Bulls are coming off a home loss to New Orleans and are 2-1. I used to have a betting philosophy that whenever the starting point guard was out on any team, immediately look at the Under. One of the best teams to do this with was Orlando and Jameer Nelson. He's out tonight along with a few other players on the Magic, including their main offensive threat Turkoglu. E'Twaun Moore from Purdue will run the point tonight. Whenever the main guy is out to run your team, things tend to develop on each offensive possession a bit slower.
Everyone who knows the slightest about NBA basketball knows Derrick Rose will miss most of the season with a surgically repaired ACL in his left knee . Even with him gone, Head Coach Tom Thibodeau is a defense first type of guy, and the Bulls have bought into his system since day one. They forced Orlando to shoot a paltry 35% last time the teams met, and the Magic went on to score only 59 points. That's not a lot, and it was a Chicago Bulls defensive record.
I like the Under tonight which is currently about 187 1/2 looking across the board, and thus is our free play here at Chuckedel.com.
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