The Orlando Magic will look to prove the oddsmakers wrong as 4.5-point underdogs for Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup has an over/under set at 207.5 points.
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Spread: Magic (+4.5) to Cover
- The model favors the Cavaliers by 3.6 points, just 0.9 fewer than the 4.5-point spread set by DraftKings.
- So far this year, Orlando has put together a 51-31-0 record against the spread.
- The Magic have been an underdog by 4.5 points or more 19 times this season, and covered the spread in 11 of those contests.
- Cleveland is 38-42-2 against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Cavaliers have an ATS record of 13-17-1.
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Total: Over 207.5
- In this game, the model projects a total (220.9 points) considerably higher than the DraftKings over/under (207.5 points). Bet on the over.
- Cleveland and its opponent have broken the 207.5-point mark 68 times this year.
- Orlando’s games have had over 207.5 points 59 times this season.
- So far this season, 40 out of the Cavaliers’ 82 games have gone over the point total.
- Magic games have gone over the point total 36 out of 82 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-192)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 112, Magic 109
- This season, Cleveland has been favored 53 times and won 37, or 69.8%, of those games.
- Orlando has been victorious in 17, or 38.6%, of the 44 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Caris LeVert Rebounds Prop: Under 3.5
- Caris LeVert puts up 14.0 points, 4.1 boards and 5.1 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks.
- He averages 0.6 more rebounds than his over/under on Saturday (which is 3.5).
- He has gone over on rebounds in 29 of 48 games with that prop available so far this season.
- In 2023-24, the Magic are 25th in the league in rebounds (42.3 per game) and best in rebounds conceded (39.9).
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Paolo Banchero Points Prop: Under 21.5
- On a per-game basis, Paolo Banchero gets the Magic 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- The 21.5-point over/under set for Banchero on Saturday is 1.1 lower than his season scoring average of 22.6.
- Banchero has had a points prop in 82 games this season, and has gone over 43 times.
- The Cavaliers are 20th in the NBA with 112.6 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank seventh with 110.2 points allowed per contest.
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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