The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic are facing off in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 2 next to come.
The Cavaliers take the court as 6-point favorites against the Magic. The game’s point total is set at 202.5.
Cavaliers vs. Magic Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Cleveland -6
- Total: 202.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -227, Orlando +189
Magic at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Magic (+ 6)
- Pick OU:
Over (202.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 112 – Magic 109
- Cleveland has been the favorite in 53 games this season and has come away with the win 37 times (69.8%) in those contests.
- This year, Cleveland has won 19 of 25 games when listed as at least -227 or better on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Cleveland has a 69.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- Orlando has put together a 17-27 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 38.6% of those games).
- Orlando has gone 3-5 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +189 or longer (37.5%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Orlando’s implied win probability is 34.6%.
- The Cavaliers average just 4.2 more points per game (112.6) than the Magic allow (108.4).
- Cleveland is 35-21-1 against the spread and 41-16 overall when scoring more than 108.4 points.
- When it scores more than 110.2 points, Orlando is 38-8 against the spread and 36-10 overall.
- Cleveland has an ATS record of 28-14-2 and a 36-8 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 110.5 points.
- The Cavaliers are the league’s 20th-ranked scoring team (112.6 PPG), while the Magic allow the rank third in points per game (108.4) in NBA action.
- The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (110.5 PPG) is Orlando, while the Cleveland squad ranks seventh in the league defensively (110.2 PPG).
- The Cavaliers have totaled a total of 198 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 2.4 per game), and the Magic have out-scored opponents by 166 points on the season (2.1 more per game).
Over/Under
- Cleveland has an average implied point total of 114.4 this season, which is 10.4 points higher than its implied total in Monday’s game (104).
- This season, Cleveland has scored more than 104 points in 67 games.
- The average implied point total on the year for Orlando (113.3) is 15.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (98).
How to watch Cavaliers vs. Magic
- Game Day: Monday, April 22, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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