Magic-Cavaliers Odds Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Magic took a commanding 3-1 lead in the series with a 116-114 overtime victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night in Game 4.

The Magic won that game as a slight 1.5-point underdog, while the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 188.

Dwight Howard led the Magic with 27 points and 14 rebounds, while Rafer Alston added 26 points in the win.

LeBron James netted a game-high 44 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.

Team records:
Orlando: 59-23 SU, 49-32-1 ATS
Cleveland: 66-16 SU, 49-33 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Orlando are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Orlando is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Orlando
Cleveland is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home