Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/28/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, March 28, 2022

Venue:  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  BSOH

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Magic +10, Cavaliers -10; Over/Under:  215 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Magic +9.5, Cavaliers -9.5; Over/Under:  215 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Magic +9.5, Cavaliers -9.5; Over/Under:  214.5 points

 

Orlando Magic:  20-55 (5th place, Southeast Division)

Cleveland Cavaliers:  41-33 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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Orlando Magic:  4-6 last 10

Cleveland Cavaliers:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Magic are coming into this game with a 20-55 record overall and they are 10-28 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Golden State Warriors while their 2 losses since then have come against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Sacramento Kings in their last game. Franz Wagner led the team in points in that game with 19 while Mohamed Bamba was next on the team with 18 points. Cole Anthony led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Bamba led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 42.5% from the field, 36.1% from 3-point range, and 100% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 104.2 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111.9 PPG against them. The Magic have an ATS record of 34-41 this season and their O/U record is 38-36-1.

 

 

The Cavaliers are coming into this game with a 41-33 record overall and they are 23-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons while their 3 losses since then have come against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Toronto Raptors, and the Chicago Bulls in their last game. Darius Garland led the team in points in that game with 28 while Caris LeVert was next on the team with 17 points. Garland led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Evan Mobley led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 41.5% from the field, 22.6% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.2 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 104.7 PPG against them. The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 39-31-4 this season and their O/U record is 32-40-2.

 

 

The Magic have not been playing well in their recent games and they are coming into this one off of 2 straight losses. They have lost 2 straight games and their 2 losses have come against some of the worst teams in the NBA this season, the Thunder and the Kings. The Magic even had a late lead against the Kings in their last game but they somehow blew an 8 point lead with less than a minute left and allowed the Kings to force the game into OT where they won by 4 points. The Magic have not just been losing games recently but they have been collapsing in them and they are going up against a Cavaliers team that is actually going to the playoffs this season and has been playing great for most of the year. They have not been playing well recently with 3 straight losses but they are a little healthier for this game and this is the perfect opponent to bounce back against at home. The Cavaliers are coming off of a loss in their last game but they lost to a very good team in the Bulls and they only lost that game by 4 points. The Cavaliers are the better team here and they should be able to win this game at home by double digits against the Magic and get their bounce back win here.

 

Magic Cavaliers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 28, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Cavaliers 110 Magic 97.

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Orlando Magic: 29-50 ATS revenging a road loss vs opponent. 15-22 ATS when the total is 210 to 219.5. 24-17 UNDER after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

Cleveland Cavaliers: 25-12 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 23-12 ATS after allowing 105 points or less. 16-6 UNDER as a home favorite.

 

 

Orlando Magic:  W. Carter Jr. (C) Ques Mon - Wrist injury. J. Suggs (SG) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. J. Isaac (PF) out for season - Knee injury. B. Bol (C) Out indefinitely - Foot injury.

Cleveland Cavaliers:  J. Allen (C) Mid April - Finger injury. R. Rondo (PG) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. D. Wade (SF) Late April - Knee injury. C. Sexton (PG) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"It has to be next man up. We have to continue to compete, no matter what's happened. And we were a step slow in areas." - Jamahl Mosley on his team’s loss against the Thunder on Wednesday night.

 

 

"Reality is what reality is. We've got young guys who are trying to figure it out and you never figure it out until you're in those positions. I'm proud of our guys because it didn't take them the whole game to figure it out." - J.B. Bickerstaff on his team’s loss against the Bulls on Saturday night.

 

 

 

PG     Cole Anthony

SG     R.J. Hampton

SF     Franz Wagner

PF     Chuma Okeke

C     Mo Bamba

 

PG    Darius Garland

SG    Isaac Okoro

SF    Lauri Markkanen

PF    Kevin Love

C    Evan Mobley

 

 

PPG: C. Anthony (16.9)

APG: C. Anthony (5.9)

Reb/G: W. Carter Jr. (10.4)

 

PPG: D. Garland (21.5)

APG: D. Garland (8.6)

Reb/G: J. Allen (10.8)

 

Coaches:

Orlando Magic: Jamahl Mosley (2nd season)

Cleveland Cavaliers: J.B. Bickerstaff (3rd season)