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Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks – Magic To Cover As NBA Playoffs Underdog

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29 Apr 2024
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Leigh Copson 29 Apr 2024
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  • Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers picks for Tuesday, April 30
  • NBA Playoffs game is taking place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
  • Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Orlando Magic Form
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Form

Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks

Orlando are tipped to cover as an underdog on the road.

The home team delivering has been the trend in this series so far, but it is tough to ignore Cleveland's offensive struggles.

  • Orlando Magic have won the last 2 meetings
  • Cleveland Cavaliers are yet to score over 100 points in this series
  • Orlando Magic have out-scored Cleveland by 37 points in the series
  • The Under has cashed in 3 of the last 4 meetings

Head To Head

  • Cleveland Cavaliers lead the all-time series 69-67
  • This NBA playoff series is tied at 2-2
  • Orlando Magic won 112-89 when the two teams last met on April 27

Orlando Magic Form

Orlando head back out on the road having knotted up the series at 2-2 thanks to back-to-back home wins.

The Magic, who put together a 47-35 regular-season record to finish fifth in the Eastern Conference, entered the playoffs in poor form.

They lost four of the final six games in the regular season, and then started their postseason campaign by suffering back-to-back defeats on the road.

Orlando visited Cleveland for the first two games of the series and lost a couple of low-scoring encounters, 97-83 and 96-86.

The Magic issued an emphatic response to those losses however, as they returned home to down the Cavaliers 121-83 and 112-89.

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

Cleveland head back home looking to kick-start their series following back-to-back defeats on the road.

The Cavaliers, who went 48-34 in the regular season to finish fourth in the Eastern Conference, entered the playoffs on an underwhelming run of form.

They lost four of their last six regular season games, but they turned things around during the first two games of this playoff series with Orlando.

Cleveland made the most of home court advantage as they twice held Orlando to under 90 points, winning 97-83 and 96-86.

The Cavaliers failed to back up those wins though, as they dropped back-to-back road games, 121-83 and 112-89, to let the Magic right back into the series.

Verdict

The home team has won and covered in all four meetings so far, but we expect that trend to end.

Cleveland are having real problems putting points on the board, so Orlando are tipped to at least run them close.

Best Bet1: Orlando +4.5 Spread @-105.26 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Under 200.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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