This is an 8* play on the Orlando Magic.

I jumped on this line early and got only +9, most of you would have gotten +10 (or better). Regardless, I think Orlando is the savvy wager here as the majority of the public jumps on the "sexy" Pelicans. New Orleans has a great player in Anthony Davis, he's coming off a great sophomore campaign in which he averaged 20.8 points, 10 boards and 2.8 blocks. Davis is expected to once again dominate, but in my opinion, his supporting cast is weak. I'm not reading too much into the Omer Asik or John Salmons signings. Those three are joined by Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday who are finally fully healthy. Despite Davis dominating the Magic last year, note that Orlando managed to split the season series. Orlando will once again be one of the East's worst, but I think can surprise the Pelicans here and keep this one closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. The Magic drafted Aaron Gordon, the fourth overall pick this summer; he's joined by Ben Gordon, Luke Ridnour and Willie Green; the biggest free agent signing was Channing Frye, who won't be playing tonight due to injury. I simply don't see a blowout happening on opening night and while I won't go so far as to call for an outright upset, do definitely feel that this is too many points to be giving up here; play on ORLANDO.

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