The Orlando Magic will look to prove the oddsmakers wrong as 5.5-point underdogs for Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on NBA. The Cavaliers are ahead 1-0 in the series. The matchup has an over/under set at 203.5 points.
If you are looking to make an informed wager on Monday’s game, find out the best bets available for this matchup, in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
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Spread: Magic (+5.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Cavaliers taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (4.1 points). Lean towards taking the Magic.
- Orlando has gone 51-31-0 ATS this year.
- When playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs this season, the Magic have an ATS record of 7-6.
- Cleveland is 38-42-2 against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 5.5-point favorites this season, the Cavaliers have an ATS record of 9-15-1.
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Total: Over 203.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is more than two possessions lower (16.9 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- In 75 games this season, Cleveland and its opponent have combined to score more than 203.5 points.
- Orlando’s games have finished with over 203.5 points scored 67 times this season.
- In the Cavaliers’ 82 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 40 times.
- In the Magic’s 82 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 36 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-218)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 112, Magic 108
- This season, Cleveland has won 37 out of the 53 games, or 69.8%, in which it has been favored.
- Orlando has been chosen as underdogs in 44 games this year and has walked away with the win 17 times (38.6%) in those games.
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Donovan Mitchell Rebounds Prop: Under 4.5
- Donovan Mitchell puts up 26.6 points, 5.1 boards and 6.1 assists per game, shooting 46.2% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made treys per game.
- He has collected 5.1 rebounds per game, 0.6 higher than his prop bet on Monday.
- He has recorded more rebounds than his total in 29 of his 66 games with a prop set this season.
- The Magic are 25th in the league in rebounds per game (42.3) and best in rebounds conceded (39.9).
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Franz Wagner Points Prop: Under 19.5
- Franz Wagner is putting up 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. He’s making 48.2% of his shots from the floor and 28.2% from 3-point range, with 1.3 treys per contest.
- Wagner has averaged 19.7 points per game during the 2023-24 season, 0.2 points more than Monday’s points prop total.
- He has hit the over 35 times on a points prop this season (in 73 tries).
- On offense, the Cavaliers are posting 112.6 points per game (20th-ranked in league). They are surrendering 110.2 points per contest on defense (seventh-ranked).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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