Pistons vs. Magic: NBA Best Bets, Picks and Same Game Parlay for Game 6

Magic vs Pistons Best Bets at a Glance

• Magic Moneyline
• Paolo Banchero Over 23.5 Points
• Desmond Bane Over 2.5 Made Threes

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Magic vs. Pistons Props and Betting Picks for Game 6

Magic Moneyline

• For most of this series, the Orlando Magic have looked like the better team, and even though they lost at the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, the Magic still covered.
• The Pistons are just 13-20 against the spread as road favorites — one of the worst road ATS marks among playoff teams.
• Franz Wagner has been officially ruled out for Game 6 due to a right calf strain. His absence removes the a defender who was containing Cade Cunningham through the first four games, but Paolo Banchero's ability to carry the offensive load solo is established after his 45-point Game 5 performance.
• Orlando won Games 3 and 4 at home, and tonight is a prime opportunity to close out the series and etch their names into history as one of the few 8 seeds to knock off a 1 seed.

Leg 2: Paolo Banchero Over 23.5 Points

• Banchero matched Cunningham's 45 points in Game 5, finishing with 45 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists on 17-of-31 shooting, including six made threes. That was his highest-scoring game of the entire season.
• Banchero averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game during the regular season, and he's up to 25.8 PPG in this series. He's taking 3.6 more shots per game in these playoffs than he did in the regular season.
• Wagner has been ruled out for the second straight game. In Game 5 — the first game without Wagner — Banchero was the primary and essentially only offensive creation option for Orlando. His usage rate and shot volume should again be through the roof for Game 6 with the same Wagner-less lineup.
• At home with Banchero's team trying to close out a historic series victory, he can net at least 24 points.

Leg 3: Desmond Bane Over 2.5 Made Threes

• Bane averages 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game for the Magic, making 39.1% of his three-point attempts and averaging two made triples per game during the regular season. He's upped his production in this series, hitting 3.8 treys per night on a whopping 8.8 attempts.
• Throughout this series, Bane has been Orlando's most reliable perimeter shooting option alongside Banchero. When Banchero attacks the rim and draws defensive help, Bane's relocation to the corner creates the spot-up opportunities where his career 38-plus% three-point shooting thrives.
• Bane has hit at least four triples in each of the past three games, and he nailed five and seven threes over the two previous home games.
• The positive correlation with legs one and two: Bane hitting threes means Orlando's perimeter offense is working — the same game state where the Magic are competing effectively and Banchero is generating the offensive gravity that creates the open looks. If all that is happening, the Magic's chances of winning go up.

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What is the point spread in NBA betting?

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