Written by: Chris Jacobson Follow me on twitter @CjacobsonSports
The Orlando Magic head to Indiana to face the Pacers on Monday night. The game is set to go at 7 p.m. est at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers are currently favored by 4. The Magic are coming off a solid win and cover over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday while the Indiana Pacers are coming a hard fought game vs Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. The Pacers dropped the game straight up vs the Cavs but did cover the seven point spread.
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George has been playing great in the early part of the season. George put up 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs Cleveland on Sunday. George also put up 36 points vs Miami on Friday night. Monta Ellis played great as well yesterday vs the Cavs as he contributed 25 points in the loss. The Pacers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games playing on no rest plus 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs a team with a losing record.
Elfrid Payton led the Magic in scoring on Saturday and they will need another solid performance from him if they want to win this game. Evan Fournier put up 17 points on Saturday as well. The Magic had seven players hit double digit scoring in their last game. It's unclear if Vucevic will be playing due to a knee injury. The Magic are a perfect 7-0 ATS on the season.
I expect the Magic to cover in this game if not win it outright. The Pacers expended a lot of energy on Sunday vs the Cavs and it will be a tough turnaround. Take the points here.
