Magic must control heat to gain revenge

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Professional sports handicapper Jeff Mattingly previews an Eastern Conference showdown between the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic at the new Amway Center.

At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: Miami Heat (2.24, +124) and Orlando Magic (1.74, -135)

Miami embarrassed the Orlando Magic earlier this season in picking up a 26-point win, but nobody is sure that this team can replicate that performance in its current state. "I don't think we anticipated anything like this," said forward Chris Bosh. "When we came into this situation we all knew that it wasn't going to be an easy road, so we have to just embrace the face that it's not easy." The Heat have failed to deliver early in the season with an 8-6 record that includes a 2-3 mark on the road. The team will also be without power forward Udonis Haslem for an indefinite amount of time due to a foot injury. He's a player that LeBron James found to be the most important part in keeping the team on track during the offseason. "We took a blow with U.D. going down," said James. "Someone has to step up." The team if 5-9 ATS on the season.

The Heat dropped its last game by a double-digit margin at home against the Indiana Pacers and star guard Dwyane Wade managed to shoot 1-of-13 from the floor after missing the previous game with a strained left wrist. Head coach Erik Spoelstra knew it would be a pressure-packed season with high expectations and sounds like someone that's starting to look over his shoulder. "We have to be active participants in our own rescue," he commented. "We need to dig ourselves out. I don't want to overreact to this, but we certainly need to address it."

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