Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/02/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, December 2, 2022

Venue:  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  BSOH

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Magic +10.5, Cavaliers -10.5; Over/Under:  215 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Magic +10, Cavaliers -10; Over/Under:  215 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Magic +10.5, Cavaliers -10.5; Over/Under:  215 points

 

Orlando Magic:  5-17 (5th place, Southeast Division)

Cleveland Cavaliers:  14-8 (2nd place, Central Division)

 

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Orlando Magic:  2-8 last 10

Cleveland Cavaliers:  6-4 last 10

 

The Magic are coming into this game with a 5-17 record overall and they are 1-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 6 game losing streak with losses coming against the Indiana Pacers twice in a row, the Philadelphia 76ers twice in a row, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Atlanta Hawks in their last game. Franz Wagner led the team in points in that game with 22 while Paolo Banchero was next on the team with 20 points. Moritz Wagner led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner each led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 49.4% from the field, 29.6% from 3-point range, and 88% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 114.4 PPG against them. The Magic have an ATS record of 9-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 11-10-1.

 

 

 

The Cavaliers are coming into this game with a 14-8 record overall and they are 9-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Philadelphia 76ers in their last game. Caris LeVert led the team in points in that game with 22 while Darius Garland was next on the team with 21 points. Darius Garland led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Evan Mobley led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 60.8% from the field, 51.7% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 112.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106 PPG against them. The Cavaliers have an ATS record of 12-8-2 this season and their O/U record is 10-12.

The current betting odds have the Cavaliers listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Cavaliers have been having a great season this year, it is only a few games into the season but they have looked really good with their new addition Donovan Mitchell. They only have 1 loss at home all season and they have even been great at covering the spread there with the same ATS record at home as their SU record. They just pulled off a huge win by almost 30 points over a good 76ers team in their last home game and the Magic are coming into this one as one of the worst teams in the NBA right now. The Magic have a lot of young talent on their team but they need time to develop and until they do, they are going to be a bad team that struggles to win games. Even in their last game, they were at home against a Hawks team that has been mediocre this season, terrible in road games, and was in a huge slump going into that one but still came out with a big win over the Magic by around 20 points. The Magic don't have the skill to keep up with the Cavs here especially on the road. 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 Friday, December 2, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Cavaliers 124 Magic 101.

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Orlando Magic: 18-26 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points. 8-2 UNDER after 5 straight games being outrebounded by the opponent by 5 or more. 5-1 UNDER after a loss by 10 points or more.

Cleveland Cavaliers: 11-3 ATS as a favorite. 9-1 ATS in home games. 24-14 UNDER as a home favorite.

 

 

Orlando Magic:  C. Okeke (PF) Ques Fri - Knee. J. Suggs (SG) Ques Fri - Ankle. M. Bamba (C) Ques Fri - Back. G. Harris (SG) Ques Fri - Hamstring. W. Carter Jr. (C) Out indefinitely - Foot. J. Isaac (PF) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Cleveland Cavaliers:  L. Stevens (PF) Ques Fri - Illness. J. Allen (C) Ques Fri - Back. K. Love (PF) Out indefinitely - Thumb. D. Windler (SG) Late Dec - Ankle. R. Rubio (PG) Early Jan - Knee.

 

 

 

"The rebounding obviously hurt us. I think it comes to effort and focus. Regardless of who’s in the game, there’s a matter of just finding a man, putting a body on him, boxing out and going to get the rebound. You can’t be watching the ball go up.” - Jamal Mosley after his team’s loss against the Hawks in their game on Wednesday.

 

 

“For us to take the next step, we’ve got to take it on the road and play the same way. That’s something we’re working on and I think we’re finding our rhythm as a group. When one of us has it going, like I did tonight, we keep finding them.” - Caris LeVert after their win against the 76ers in their game on Wednesday.

 

 

 

PG Markelle Fultz

SG Franz Wagner

SF Paolo Banchero

PF Bol Bol

C Mo Bamba 

 

PG Darius Garland

SG Donovan Mitchell 

SF Dean Wade

PF Evan Mobley

C Robin Lopez

 

 

PPG: P. Banchero (22.7)

APG: J. Suggs (5.4)

Reb/G: W. Carter Jr. (9.1)

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (28.4)

APG: D. Garland (8.1)

Reb/G: J. Allen (10.8)

 

Coaches:

Orlando Magic: Jamahl Mosley (2nd season)

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