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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic meet in Game 4 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference 1st-round series Saturday. Tip-off at Kia Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (TNT) as the Magic look to even the series by winning back-to-back home games. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cavaliers vs. Magic odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Regular-season series: Split 2-2
The Cavaliers picked up a pair of home victories — and covers — to open this 1st-round series, but they’ll have to figure out how to recover after getting waylaid 121-83 Thursday in Game 3 in Orlando. The 38-point loss was the Cavaliers’ worst playoff defeat in franchise history. The Magic were 3-point favorites and the Over (202) cashed.
Cleveland shot just 39.0% (32-of-82) from the field, while hitting just 23.5% (8-of-34) from behind the 3-point line in Thursday’s loss. The Cavs also turned it over 14 times, to just 8 times for the Magic. Orlando shot 51.1% (47-of-92) from the field, too, while knocking down 35.1% (13-of-37) from downtown.
Despite the rout, the Magic are just 2-5 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in their past 7 games. In their past 15, they’re 6-9 SU and 5-10 ATS.
Cavaliers at Magic odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:11 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Magic -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Cavaliers +2.5 (-115) | Magic -2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 201.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cavaliers at Magic key injuries
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Cavaliers at Magic picks and predictions
Prediction
Magic 107, Cavaliers 99
Moneyline
The Magic (-140) are slight favorites. If you don’t want to mess around with laying 2.5 points, then by all means back Orlando on the moneyline. However, it’s a better value laying the bucket and change.
PASS.
Against the spread
ORLANDO -2.5 (-105) is favored just a little less than it was in Game 3 when it was a 3-point favorite which covered easily in the 38-point rout.
Cleveland has won just once in its past 9 road games dating back to mid-March. The Cavs are 2-7 ATS in that 9-game span away from home.
BACK ORLANDO -2.5 (-105) to get the job done, and pull into a 2-2 series tie, heading for a pivotal Game 5 back in Cleveland Tuesday.
Over/Under
OVER 201.5 (-110) is a solid play. While the first 2 games of this series cashed Under tickets, Game 3 barely clipped the Over.
The total has ended up going high in 10 of the past 15 games for the Cavaliers, while the Over has a slight 6-4 edge for the boys from O-Town.
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