ok, let me start laying out this phoenix game... we have diametrically opposed teams.... the magic play at a snails pace, cant shoot the ball very well, and are one of the worst offensive teams in the league...and in the bottom third defensively... no wonder they suck..we have a very friendly crew of "over" officials for this game: mark lindsay 33-20 and 202.3 pts per game, marat kogut 25-19 and 202.6, and the third guy, our old buddy scott foster, 30-23 and 203.3... the total is between 210 and 211 depending on what you get...IF the magic could score at all, i would be all over the over...so the conundrum, all the pieces of the puzzle fit, but one...so, since the total becomes a somewhat hazy issue, lets look at the side....the suns are one of the best ATS teams in the NBA. the suns FG scoring margin at home is +5.1 and the magic on the road face a FG scoring deficit of - 9.9...thats a 14 pt adv for the suns....first half numbers suns + 3 and the magic are a tragic - 6 1/2..a 9 1/2 pt adv for the suns...superior offensive team against a poor defensive team... and suns almost 20 games over 500 ATS....SUNS -7 FIRST HALF... i know the suns wont be slacking off in the first half, trying to run out to a big of lead as possible....
my plays in order of preference...
suns -7 1H
suns 1H TT over 56 1/2
suns 2Q -3 1/2
FG over 211
GL if you tail any of these... i dont guarantee anything...these are just well researched statistically analyzed plays with the officials over bias thrown in..