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Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) takes control of a loose ball from Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) on Saturday, May 7, 2016, during the first half.
Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 | 10:15 a.m.
The fifth season of the annual Play of the Day betting competition between the Sun's sports staff is now under way, effective July 1.
Bankrolls start at $10,000 for each of the four participants, with the objective to increase it as much as possible over the next year. The minimum daily wager is $300, with a $200 penalty assessed for failing to place a bet on an assigned day.
Past winners are Case Keefer in 2017-2018, Ray Brewer in 2016-2017 and 2015-2016, and Taylor Bern in 2014-2015.
Orlando Magic plus-5.5 vs. Toronto Raptors, $770 to win $700: Toronto might be the best team in the NBA so far this season, but the Raptors aren't nearly as good without All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry, who has missed five of the last six games with an ankle injury. The Raps are 3-2 in those games, and two of the wins were within one possession.
With Lowry out for tonight's game at Orlando, it leaves the door open for the struggling Magic — losers of four in a row — to take a whack at a conference leader on pretty good terms.
A bad Orlando team, at home, will keep pace with the Lowry-less Raptors to the very end and cover the spread.
Current Standings: Brewer (14-12-1, $10,460), Keefer (19-19-2, $8,296), Emerson (1-2, $7,862), Grimala (11-12-1, $4,345)
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