Cavaliers vs Magic Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 27th 2024

Get ready to ditch the snooze-fest of first-round blowouts because today’s NBA Playoff game is set to dial up the drama! The Cleveland Cavaliers, riding high with a 2W-1L record, are storming into the Amway Center, looking to cast some magic of their own against the Orlando Magic, who are eager to even the score sitting at 1W-2L. With the tipoff at 1 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high and the betting lines are buzzing. The Cavs are looking to continue their winning spell after toppling the Pacers, while the Magic aim to rebound from their recent tumble against the 76ers. Will the Cavs continue to conquer, or will the Magic pull a victory out of their hats? Tune in as we see which team truly has the tricks up their sleeves!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 27, 2024 01:00PM EST

Location: Amway Center, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+105	-125	202.0	2.5/-2.5
Recent	+125	-145	202.0	2.5/-2.5
Difference	+20	-20	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

21W-19L

44.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

27W-12L

55.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/25/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	21	24	16	22	83	Over
04/25/24	Orlando Magic ORL	31	30	35	25	121	Over
04/22/24	Orlando Magic ORL	18	26	21	21	86	Under
04/22/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	28	22	16	96	Under
04/20/24	Orlando Magic ORL	26	15	17	25	83	Under
04/20/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	20	20	24	97	Under
12/06/23	Orlando Magic ORL	20	32	34	25	111	Over
12/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	28	34	22	121	Over
02/22/24	Orlando Magic ORL	29	25	32	30	116	Over
02/22/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	26	32	27	109	Over
01/22/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	38	34	35	19	126	Over
01/22/24	Orlando Magic ORL	19	28	27	25	99	Over
12/11/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	25	15	25	94	Under
12/11/23	Orlando Magic ORL	22	29	30	23	104	Under
04/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	34	28	23	118	Over
04/06/23	Orlando Magic ORL	42	15	16	21	94	Over
04/04/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	35	35	24	117	Over
04/04/23	Orlando Magic ORL	29	30	32	22	113	Over
12/02/22	Orlando Magic ORL	25	22	17	32	96	Over
12/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	27	28	25	107	Over
10/26/22	Orlando Magic ORL	24	26	19	23	92	Under
10/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	24	19	30	103	Under
04/05/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	36	25	25	29	115	Over
04/05/22	Orlando Magic ORL	35	24	32	29	120	Over
03/28/22	Orlando Magic ORL	22	31	27	21	101	Over
03/28/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	33	21	26	107	Over
11/27/21	Orlando Magic ORL	22	27	20	23	92	Under
11/27/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	27	24	27	105	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs PHI	113-125L	45	25	11	95
04/10	vs MIL	99-117L	34	19	15	78
04/09	vs HOU	106-118L	42	23	14	86
04/07	@ CHI	113-98W	40	24	10	90
04/05	vs CHA	115-127L	37	24	10	95
04/03	vs NOP	117-108W	39	27	13	80
04/01	@ POR	104-103W	43	26	15	76
03/30	@ MEM	118-88W	43	28	15	78
03/29	@ LAC	97-100L	38	20	14	89
03/27	@ GSW	93-101L	39	25	10	85

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	38.3	43.2	36.7	100%	37.1
Darius Garland PG	33.6	27.6	32.3	100%	32.7
Donovan Mitchell SG	41.2	44.9	44.7	100%	43.2
Evan Mobley PF	32.6	30.8	34.8	100%	35.1
Max Strus SF	25.5	20.5	23.8	100%	23.2

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Paolo Banchero PF	45.5	44.1	40.8	100%	41.2
Wendell Carter Jr. C	21.5	9.4	23.9	93%	25.2
Gary Harris SG	16.3	13.7	13.5	80%	14.4
Jalen Suggs PG	27.3	29.9	26.6	100%	26.9
Franz Wagner SF	36.5	35.0	30.7	100%	31.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Marcus Morris Sr. (SF/PF): Avg: 6.2pts, 2.7reb, 0.7ast, 16.5 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.5
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 3.1pts, 3.4reb, 1.1ast, 11.1 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 0.9
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.1

Magic Notable Injuries

Goga Bitadze (C): Avg: 5.1pts, 4.6reb, 1.2ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.0
Anthony Black (SG/SF): Avg: 4.6pts, 2.0reb, 1.3ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.0
Caleb Houstan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 13.5 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 0.9
Chuma Okeke (SF): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 0.4
Jett Howard (SG): Avg: 1.9pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 0.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Gary Harris	ORL	Pts	4.5	7.7	+3.2	40%	50%	60%	60%	CLE	-1.0	#11
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	Pts	6.5	9.4	+2.9	20%	60%	60%	60%	CLE	-4.0	#3
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Reb	10.5	11.0	+0.5	60%	50%	53%	53%	ORL	-1.1	#6
Max Strus	CLE	Ast	2.5	3.6	+1.1	40%	60%	67%	67%	ORL	-0.9	#15

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#10	#19	#11	-5.5%
PF	#30	#20	#27	#28	12.6%
PG	#13	#13	#6	#10	-27.3%
SF	#2	#22	#19	#6	-29.7%
SG	#11	#4	#15	#10	-4.9%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#6	#21	#10	-7.6%
PF	#7	#8	#3	#7	-7.5%
PG	#1	#3	#10	#1	-85.5%
SF	#10	#17	#15	#12	-12.8%
SG	#15	#17	#14	#15	-3.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.8

109.1

Rebounds per Game

38.4

40.1

Assists per Game

29.0

24.0

Steals per Game

9.2

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.0

Shots per Game

86.1

85.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

11.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

53.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.2

35.2

Turnovers per Game

13.4

13.0

Fouls per Game

14.9

17.4

Recent Trends

Markelle Fultz (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.4% to 11.9, 22.7 min average previous 3 games.
Kevon Harris (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 48.3% to 10.9, 21.2 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Merrill (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.4% to 10.6, 16.4 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.