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The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers meet for Game 5 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference, 1st-round series Tuesday. The series is tied 2-2. Tip-off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Magic vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Playoff series: Tied 2-2
The Cavaliers opened the series with a pair of wins and covers in Cleveland, but the Magic trounced the Cavs in 2 meetings at Kia Center in Orlando.
Cleveland won 97-83 in Game 1 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to cover a 5.5-point number and 96-86 April 22 in Game 2, also as a 5.5-point favorite.
Orlando belted Cleveland 121-83 in Game 3, handing the Cavs their worst-ever playoff defeat as the Over (202) connected. It wasn’t much better for coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s team, as the Magic hammered the Cavs 112-89 in Game 4 to level the series.
Cleveland has won and covered 3 of the past 4 meetings at home, including Games 1 and 2. The Under is 3-1 in the first 4 games of this playoff series.
Magic at Cavaliers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Magic +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Cavaliers -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Magic +4.5 (-105) | Cavaliers -4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 201.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Magic at Cavaliers key injuries
Magic
- None
Cavaliers
- C Jarrett Allen (rib) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Magic at Cavaliers picks and predictions
Prediction
Magic 104, Cavaliers 101
Moneyline
The MAGIC (+165) didn’t have a lot of success in the first 2 games in Cleveland, but they dominated the 2 battles in Central Florida. Orlando is a tremendous value at this price.
It’s hard to see how the Cavaliers (-200) will be able to regroup after a pair of lopsided losses, and Cleveland is way overpriced, as you need to risk 2 times your potential return on a team which has lost consecutive games by 30.5 points per game.
Against the spread
If you’re a little more on the conservative side and just can’t play the MAGIC +4.5 (-105) straight up, take the points.
There is risk here, as the Cavaliers -4.5 (-115) have covered the past 3 as single-digit favorites at home, but it’s hard to ignore their pathetic effort in the past 2 outings.
Over/Under
OVER 201.5 (-110) is worth a look. We had a couple of low-scoring efforts in Games 1 and 2 in Cleveland, but the Magic certainly solved their offensive woes in the pair of games down in Orlando. The Magic are brimming with confidence and should easily get to triple-digits again.
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