Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Cleveland Cavaliers (25-15) and Orlando Magic (22-20) meet Thursday at the Amway Center in Orlando. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Cavaliers vs. Magic odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: 1-1

The Cavaliers won the 1st meeting with the Magic in Cleveland 121-111, covering a 4.5-point spread as the Over (225.5) connected on Dec. 6. The teams met in Orlando on Dec. 11, and the Magic won 104-94 as a 2.5-point favorite as the Under (225.5) cashed.

Cleveland enters on a 7-game win streak, while covering 4 in a row, and 6 of 7 contests during the streak. The Under is 4-0 in the past 4 games, and 5-0-1 in the previous 6 contests.

Orlando earned a 105-87 win against the rival Miami Heat on Sunday, easily cashing as a 1-point favorite as the Under (214) cashed. The win was rare, as Orlando is just 2-5 straight up (SU) and 3-4 against the spread (ATS) across the past 7 outings. The Under is 7-1 in the previous 8 games, too.

Cavaliers at Magic odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:25 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Magic -+100 (bet $100 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Cavaliers +1.5 (-110) | Magic -1.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 216.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Cavaliers at Magic key injuries

Cavaliers

G Darius Garland (jaw) out
G Caris LeVert (wrist) questionable
C Evan Mobley (knee) out

Magic

G Cole Anthony (ankle) questionable
G Gary Harris (calf) out
F Admiral Schofield (illness) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Cavaliers at Magic picks and predictions

Prediction

Cavaliers 112, Magic 100

Moneyline

The CAVALIERS (-120) are a strong play in the 2nd stop of a 4-game road trip. Cleveland has been red hot, winning 7 in a row, with the past 3 victories coming by 18 or more points. The average margin of victory for the Cavs in the past 3 outings is 26.3 points per game (PPG).

Cleveland has won 3 of the past 4 games on the road, too, and 4 of the past 5 if you include the Paris game on Jan. 11 against the Brooklyn Nets.

On the flip side, the Magic (+100) have won just 4 of the past 12 games overall, while scoring 109 or fewer points in each of the past 7 outings.

Against the spread

The CAVALIERS +1.5 (-110) are only worth playing if you strongly believe the Magic -1.5 (-110) will win, but only by a single point. If not, playing the moneyline is the much more sensible play.

Over/Under

The UNDER 216.5 (-110) is a solid play in this 3rd installment of the season series.

The Under has cashed in 7 of the past 8 games overall for the Magic, while connecting in 5 of the past 6 games at home.

The total has gone low in 4 in a row for the Cavaliers, while going 8-2-1 in the previous 11 games overall. The Under also cashed in the 1st meeting of the season between these teams in Orlando.

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