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00:00But being a play-in-tourney team, very, very familiar for Trey Young and his Hawks.
00:06Fourth consecutive year being in the play-in tournament.
00:10And they've been astounding in the play-in-tourney.
00:12Three-in-one in their previous three trips.
00:15Their only year, DRS, not getting to the playoffs last year
00:19when they lost their only game in that 9-10 matchup.
00:23Five-point spread in favor of the Magic at home tonight.
00:26A total that was at 216.5 yesterday on its way up to 219.
00:32That would probably favor the Hawks, who have the second-highest over-percentage this year
00:37at nearly 62% of their games.
00:40The Magic, second-highest under-percentage, more than 50% of their games.
00:45Which style wins out tonight in Orlando?
00:49It's really interesting, too, right?
00:50Because we saw that all week long.
00:51The buybacks here from the opening numbers pounding on the unders.
00:55And now you're getting that little bit of a discount going the opposite direction.
00:59218.5 was the opening number.
01:00Got as low as 216.5.
01:02Now back up to 219.
01:03And even some other outlets at 219.5 right now across the board.
01:07That's interesting.
01:08But the five, however, has stayed there all the way through with the FanDuel Sportsbook.
01:11Opened at five, still sits at five.
01:13Some outlets are actually as high as five and a half.
01:15For me, again, it's just a trust in the home team.
01:17And you're right about it.
01:18Styles that make fights, right?
01:19The Orlando Magic, they've been known.
01:21Look, we'll play a slugfest here.
01:23We'll grind it out.
01:24We'll play good defense.
01:24We won't get that up-tempo style when you know that's what the Atlanta Hawks want to do.
01:28They don't play great defense here.
01:30They want to get out and run.
01:31And also, outside of you taking a look at Trey, Trey's been in big environments before.
01:34Madison Square Garden cheering his name, knocking out the New York Knicks.
01:38I mean, he's had some of those, you know, big-time fights here in the NBA.
01:42You take a look at the Orlando Magic.
01:43We're waiting for them, right?
01:44We're waiting for that playoff to say, you know what?
01:46It's a good young team here or they're ready to make the next step.
01:48And the next step starts with playoff victories, which include the one that they're going to get tonight.
01:53So I agree that some outlets moving to 5.5 off of the 5 at the Fandula Sportsbook.
01:57I think the Orlando Magic win.
01:59But also, now with that buyback going higher on the total, I'll still up to 2.19.
02:03I like it better, obviously, than 2.17 or 2.16.5.
02:06I think we get a win by the Magic, and the game stays under.
02:09Because I do think, as you said, the Magic will dictate pace in this game, not the Hawks, Ben.