Magic vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 20th 2024

Get ready to kick off the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a sizzling Eastern Conference showdown as the Orlando Magic fly into the heart of rock-and-roll city to face the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Both teams are stepping onto the court with clean slates, each hungry to notch their first playoff win of the season. With the game tipping off at 1 PM EST, the stakes are as high as the over/under at 207.0 points. The Cavs, fresh off a fiery win against the Pacers, are looking to keep that momentum, while the Magic aim to conjure up some magic of their own after a tough loss to the 76ers. As the lines are drawn with the Cavs favored to cover, fans can expect nothing less than a spellbinding battle where it’s all about whether the Magic can disappear with a win or if the Cavs will rock their way to victory.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 20, 2024 01:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	ORL ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-200	207.5	4.0/-4.0
Recent	+150	-175	207.0	5.5/-5.5
Difference	-20	+25	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

17W-23L

40.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

26W-13L

60.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
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	Under
12/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	27	28	25	107	Under
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

Magic Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

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

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

Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Paolo Banchero PF	46.9	45.1	40.6	100%	41.0
Wendell Carter Jr. C	21.6	19.2	25.0	100%	25.3
Gary Harris SG	14.5	13.9	13.1	70%	14.4
Jalen Suggs PG	24.0	28.6	25.7	100%	26.0
Franz Wagner SF	35.6	33.2	31.7	100%	32.0

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	38.2	38.0	36.1	100%	36.5
Darius Garland PG	38.0	38.6	33.3	100%	33.6
Donovan Mitchell SG	43.8	41.7	45.8	100%	44.2
Evan Mobley PF	36.2	32.1	34.1	100%	34.5
Max Strus SF	23.8	29.2	24.7	100%	24.1

Magic Notable Injuries

Goga Bitadze (C): Avg: 5.2pts, 4.6reb, 1.3ast, 15.4 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.0
Anthony Black (SG/SF): Avg: 4.6pts, 2.0reb, 1.3ast, 16.9 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.9
Trevelin Queen (PG): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.4reb, 1.3ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 04/09/24. Impact: 1.0
Caleb Houstan (PF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.9
Chuma Okeke (SF): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 9.3 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.3
Jett Howard (SG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.6
Admiral Schofield (PF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.6

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 5.1pts, 2.0reb, 2.1ast, 11.7 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 1.3
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 1.1
Emoni Bates (SF): Avg: 2.3pts, 0.8reb, 0.5ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.7
Isaiah Mobley (C): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.7
Pete Nance (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 2.2 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 0.1

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
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Pts	21.5	24.5	+3.0	60%	50%	47%	47%	CLE	-3.2	#11
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	14.5	16.9	+2.4	80%	80%	73%	73%	ORL	-2.0	#7
Evan Mobley	CLE	Reb	8.5	9.0	+0.5	40%	30%	40%	40%	ORL	-0.4	#14
Darius Garland	CLE	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	40%	60%	60%	60%	ORL	+0.5	#23
Caris LeVert	CLE	Ast	3.5	4.4	+0.9	20%	50%	67%	67%	ORL	-0.6	#7
Cole Anthony	ORL	Ast	1.5	2.2	+0.7	40%	50%	53%	53%	CLE	+0.7	#20
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	3Pt	0.5	1.0	+0.5	80%	70%	67%	67%	CLE	-0.1	#11
Jalen Suggs	ORL	3Pt	1.5	2.0	+0.5	80%	70%	73%	73%	CLE	+0.2	#21

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Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#7	#6	#21	#7	-10.8%
PF	#21	#8	#5	#16	-1.3%
PG	#4	#3	#8	#5	-29.9%
SF	#12	#14	#11	#9	-11.4%
SG	#14	#23	#7	#14	-2.9%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#18	#26	#18	3.4%
PF	#30	#6	#15	#24	6.0%
PG	#26	#2	#20	#16	6.0%
SF	#11	#29	#18	#18	4.6%
SG	#10	#4	#25	#12	-4.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.6

Rebounds per Game

40.8

38.1

Assists per Game

25.1

29.3

Steals per Game

8.4

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.7

3.8

Shots per Game

86.2

84.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.3

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.7

55.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.6

36.9

Turnovers per Game

12.8

13.4

Fouls per Game

17.2

15.4

Recent Trends

Wendell Carter Jr. (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.3% to 15.9, 32.0 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.
Jonathan Isaac (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.8% to 20.5, 14.7 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.
Moritz Wagner (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.8% to 20.3, 13.7 min average previous 3 games.