Two top defensive teams meet when the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-17) hit the floor as five-point favorites over the Orlando Magic (30-25) on February 22, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup has an over/under set at 214.5 points.
Our computer predictions below will help you pick what are the best bets available for Thursday’s game.
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Spread: Cavaliers (-5) to Cover
- The Cavaliers are the bet in this game. They’re favored by 3.2 more points in the model than DraftKings (8.2 to 5).
- So far this season, Cleveland has compiled a 28-23-2 record against the spread.
- The Cavaliers have been favored by 5 points or more 15 times this season, and covered the spread in six of those games.
- So far this year, Orlando has compiled a 36-19-0 record against the spread.
- The Magic are 7-6 ATS this season when playing as at least 5-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 214.5
- The model projects a total (223.3 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (214.5 points). Take the over.
- A total of 33 times so far this season, Cleveland and its opponent have combined to score more than 214.5 points.
- There have been 33 Orlando’s games this season with more than 214.5 points scored.
- So far this season, 23 out of the Cavaliers’ 53 games have hit the over.
- A total of 27 Magic games this season have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-205)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 116, Magic 108
- Cleveland has won 28, or 80%, of the 35 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Orlando has been victorious in 14, or 38.9%, of the 36 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Max Strus Rebounds Prop: Under 3.5
- Max Strus posts 12.2 points, 3.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per contest.
- He has grabbed 4.9 boards per game, 1.4 more than his over/under for Thursday’s game.
- Oddsmakers have listed a rebound over/under for him 52 times this season, and he has gone over in 29 of those games.
- In 2023-24, the Magic are 21st in the league in rebounds (42.8 per game) and third-best in rebounds conceded (40.7).
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Paolo Banchero Points Prop: Under 20.5
- Paolo Banchero puts up 23.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game for the Magic.
- Thursday’s prop bet for Banchero is 20.5 points, 2.5 fewer than his season average.
- Banchero has exceeded his points prop on 30 occasions this season (in 56 games with such a prop).
- The Cavaliers own a top-five defense this season, ranking second-best in the league with 109.2 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank 15th with 114.9 points scored per contest.
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