Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/20/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 20, 2024

Venue:  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Magic +4.5, Cavaliers -4.5; Over/Under:  206.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Magic +4.5, Cavaliers -4.5; Over/Under:  206.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Magic +4.5, Cavaliers -4.5; Over/Under:  206.5 points

Orlando Magic:  47-35 (1st place, Southeast Division)

Cleveland Cavaliers:  48-34 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Orlando Magic:  5-5 last 10

Cleveland Cavaliers:  4-6 last 10

The Magic are entering this game with a 47-35 record overall to finish the regular season and they were 18-23 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Milwaukee Bucks in their last game. Paolo Banchero led the team in points in that game with 26 while Franz Wagner was next on the team with 25 points. Paolo Banchero led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Paolo Banchero led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 49.4% from the field, 31.4% from 3-point range, and 94.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.5 PPG against them. The Magic have an ATS record of 51-31 this season and their O/U record is 37-44-1.

The Cavaliers are entering this game with a 48-34 record overall to finish the regular season and they were 26-15 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Charlotte Hornets in their last game. Georges Niang led the team in points in that game with 16 while Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, and Max Strus each were next on the team with 14 points. Max Strus led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Max Strus led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 47.3% from the field, 48.5% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 112.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.2 PPG against them. The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 38-42-2 this season and their O/U record is 40-41-1.

The current betting odds have the Cavaliers listed as a 4.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 of a 7 game series between the 4th seeded Cavaliers and the 5th seeded Magic for Round 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavaliers have looked good in their games this season with their 48-34 record overall which had them finish with the 4th seed in the East. They have looked a lot better on their home court this season with their 26-15 home record, and even though they haven't looked good lately with their 4-6 record in their last 10 games, they have also been missing Donovan Mitchell for the last few weeks but just got him back in their last few games of the regular season. Meanwhile, the Magic have looked good in their games this season with their 47-35 record overall which had them finish with the 5th seed in the East. The Magic have been slightly better in their games lately but not by much with their 5-5 record in their last 10 games. The Magic have also looked a lot worse in their road games this season with their 18-23 road record. The Magic are coming off a win against the Bucks to end the season, but that win was at home against a Bucks team that was missing some key players. The Cavaliers lost their last game of the regular season but it wasn't really a game they needed to win and they have been improving a lot lately with Mitchell back in the lineup. With the way the Magic have played on the road this season and with Mitchell back healthy helping the Cavs improve, everything points to a Cavaliers win in this 1st game of the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Cavaliers to cover the spread in this game.

Magic Cavaliers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, April 20, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Cavaliers 110 Magic 98.

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Orlando Magic: 16-8 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 14-5 ATS against Central division opponents. 30-18 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 13-6 UNDER against Central division opponents. 13-5 UNDER after a combined score of 205 points or less. 5-1 UNDER off a home blowout win by 20 points or more.

Cleveland Cavaliers: 6-18 ATS off a double digit loss as a home favorite of 6 or more. 1-4 ATS in the first round of the playoffs. 3-7 ATS when the total is 200 to 209.5. 7-0 UNDER in all playoff games. 31-13 UNDER off an upset loss as a favorite. 8-1 UNDER after playing 3 consecutive home games. 

Orlando Magic:  None.

Cleveland Cavaliers:  S. Merrill (PG) Ques Sat - Neck. D. Mitchell (SG) Ques Sat - Knee. C. LeVert (SG) Ques Sat - Knee. D. Garland (PG) Ques Sat - Back. C. Porter Jr. (PG) Ques Sat - Ankle. D. Wade (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Jerome (SG) Out indefinitely - Ankle.

“I thought we did a great job of understanding the moment, but knowing that we were going to do it defensively first. And then offensively we let it flow. They trusted each other, made some big passes, some big plays, but it was our defense that sparked everything.” - Jamahl Mosley after his team’s win against the Bucks in their last game of the regular season on Sunday.

“The safety of our guys was the most important thing, so we stuck to our plan of giving the guys who play typical minutes for us no more than the first three quarters. We wanted to give our younger players some unique experiences today, and we did that.” - J.B. Bickerstaff after his team’s loss against the Hornets in their last game of the regular season on Sunday.

PG Jalen Suggs

SG Gary Harris

SF Franz Wagner

PF Paolo Banchero

C Wendell Carter Jr.

PG Darius Garland

SG Donovan Mitchell

SF Max Strus

PF Evan Mobley

C Jarrett Allen

PPG: P. Banchero (22.6)

APG: P. Banchero (5.4)

Reb/G: P. Banchero (6.9)

PPG: D. Mitchell (26.6)

APG: D. Garland (6.5)

Reb/G: J. Allen (10.5)

Coaches:

Orlando Magic: Jamahl Mosley (3rd season)

Cleveland Cavaliers: J.B. Bickerstaff (5th season)