NBA play on UNDER 218.5 Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic, 7:10pm ET

We were hoping this line would be above 216 and were prepared to bet it UNDER at anything above that number. The 219 is a very generous number based on our numbers, and we expect a total well below this tonight. Orlando is the 4th slowest paced team in the NBA at 96.2 possessions per game. They are also really good defensively with the second-best Defensive Efficiency rating at 1.10PPP. The Magic aren’t great offensively though the 3rd worst Offensive Efficiency rating of 1.088PPP. Dallas is average is pace, below average offensively and defensively. The Mavs are coming off an incredible shooting night against the Knicks at 54% overall and were well above expectations in the 1st half. Naji Marshall was 17/25 from the field and we don’t expect him to duplicate those numbers against this Magic defense. The Mavs should have Anthony Davis back for this game and while he provides more offense, he’s also one of the best big defenders in the NBA. When these teams met earlier this season they combined for 193 total points.