Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic 2/21/2021 Spread Picks and Previews

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Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic 2/21/2021 – These are two teams that you can find at the bottom half of the NBA Eastern Conference standings. The Detroit Pistons are the second worst team in the league and they will take on the slumping Orlando Magic this Sunday, February 21. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Fox Sports Florida will be the broadcast partner and they will share the same feed to NBA League Pass subscribers to enjoy the game through an online live stream. This is seen as a close game by NBA Vegas Odds with the Orlando Magic carrying the small edge over the Detroit Pistons.

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The silver lining so far for the Detroit Pistons season is that they are starting to move forward from the Blake Griffin era and trading away veteran guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks. But the Pistons look like they will be tanking the rest of the season to probably bid on quality talent from the next NBA draft in the likes of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green. The rest of the team right now is just gaining more experience until help comes from the upcoming free agency. The Pistons are now second to the worst team right now in the league just behind the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Players to watch: J. Grant SF 29 GP 29 GS 36.4 MIN 23.5 PTS 0.8 OR 4.3 DR 5.1 REB 2.9 AST 0.8 STL 1.2 BLK 1.8 TO 2.7 PF 1.6 AST/TO 18.17 PER

J. Jackson SG 27 GP 6 GS 24.1 MIN 12.9 PTS 0.8 OR 3.3 DR 4.1 REB 1.9 AST 0.9 STL 0.9 BLK 2.4 TO 3 PF 0.8 AST/TO 12.47 PER

B. Griffin PF 20 GP 20 GS 31.3 MIN 12.3 PTS 0.4 OR 4.9 DR 5.2 REB 3.9 AST 0.7 STL 0.1 BLK 1.6 TO 2.1 PF 2.4 AST/TO 10.04 PER.

The Orlando Magic may just have four players in the injury list as compared to other teams but those athletes sum up half of the core rotation. Cole Anthony’s potent rookie year has been halted to a stop as he had a fracture while Markelle Fultz is out for the season. Aaron Gordon is now on the injured list as well together with Jonathan Isaac. The good thing is that Evan Fournier is back to give Nikola Vucevic some help. This should be another tough year for the Magic but they can boast that one of the best centers in the league right now is heading their squad and is just waiting for help to come.

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Players to Watch: N. Vucevic C 30 GP 30 GS 33.8 MIN 23.6 PTS 2 OR 9.7 DR 11.7 REB 3.7 AST 1.1 STL 0.6 BLK 1.6 TO 1.7 PF 2.2 AST/TO 23.89 PER

E. Fournier SG 16 GP 16 GS 28.8 MIN 18.5 PTS 0.3 OR 2.4 DR 2.6 REB 3.8 AST 1.1 STL 0.4 BLK 2.1 TO 2.1 PF 1.8 AST/TO 18.7 PER

T. Ross SG 29 GP 1 GS 28.9 MIN 15.6 PTS 0.3 OR 3 DR 3.2 REB 2.1 AST 1 STL 0.5 BLK 1.8 TO 2 PF 1.2 AST/TO 13.04 PER.

Detroit Pistons

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games.
Detroit are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games.
Detroit are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against Orlando.
Pistons are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Orlando.
Detroit are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games on the road.
Detroit are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit’s last 18 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Detroit are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games played on a Sunday.

Orlando Magic

Orlando are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 7 games.
Orlando are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games against Detroit.
Orlando are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Magic are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games this season.
Orlando are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
Orlando are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in February.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando’s last 7 games played on a Sunday.

Injuries

Detroit Pistons

Blake Griffin PF Possible Trade is out indefinitely
Jahlil Okafor C Knee is out indefinitely
Delon Wright PG Hip is doubtful Sunday vs Orlando
Frank Jackson PG Illness is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Orlando
Killian Hayes PG Hip is out indefinitely

Orlando Magic

Aaron Gordon PF Ankle is out indefinitely
Jonathan Isaac PF Knee is out for season
Markelle Fultz PG Knee is out for season
Cole Anthony PG Ribs is out indefinitely

The Orlando Magic are still looking to gather some wins and hope to get to the end-season play-in tournament. They are the best pick to win according to top sportsbook against the very inconsistent Detroit Pistons.

Moneyline: The Pistons as the underdogs carry an ML of +104 while the Magic as the home team is at -115.

ATS: Only a point is in between both teams with the Magic taking the -1 while the Pistons are not far behind with -1.

TOTALs: 209.5 points is the total for both teams to dance on with the Pistons going over and the Magic are over.

Score Prediction: 108 – 104, Magic

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