Magic vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown
Magic
3W-3L
May 05, 2024
01:00PM EST
Odds: 195.0 o/u
Cavaliers
3W-3L
Get ready to ditch the brooms, folks, because today’s NBA Playoff face-off at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse isn’t expected to be another first-round sweep! The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers, both sitting with a symmetrical 3W-3L record, are about to add some serious suspense back into the mix. With the tipoff at 1 PM EST, stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing—Vegas setting the over/under at a nail-biting 195.0. The Cavs strut in with a bit of swagger from their recent victory over the Pacers, while the Magic are hungry to rebound from their stumble against the Sixers. So, forget about magic tricks and cavalier attitudes, today’s game is all about who can pull the real rabbit out of the hat!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: May 05, 2024 01:00PM EST
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland
Vegas Odds
| ORL ML | CLE ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +140 | -165 | 194.5 | 3.5/-3.5 |
| Recent | +126 | -143 | 195.0 | 3.5/-3.5 |
| Difference | -14 | +22 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
44.2% Win Probability
55.8% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/24 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 25 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 00 | 96 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 29 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 00 | 103 | |||
| 04/30/24 | Orlando Magic ORL | 23 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 00 | 103 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 33 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 00 | 104 | |||
| 04/27/24 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 23 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 00 | 89 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 22 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 00 | 112 | |||
| 04/25/24 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 21 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 00 | 83 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 31 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 00 | 121 | |||
| 04/22/24 | Orlando Magic ORL | 18 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 00 | 86 | Under | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 30 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 00 | 96 | |||
| 04/20/24 | Orlando Magic ORL | 26 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 00 | 83 | Under | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 33 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 00 | 97 | |||
| 12/06/23 | Orlando Magic ORL | 20 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 00 | 111 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 37 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 00 | 121 | |||
| 02/22/24 | Orlando Magic ORL | 29 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 00 | 116 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 24 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 00 | 109 | |||
| 01/22/24 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 38 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 00 | 126 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 19 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 00 | 99 | |||
| 12/11/23 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 29 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 00 | 94 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 22 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 00 | 104 | |||
| 04/06/23 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 33 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 00 | 118 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 42 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 00 | 94 | |||
| 04/04/23 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 23 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 00 | 117 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 29 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 00 | 113 | |||
| 12/02/22 | Orlando Magic ORL | 25 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 00 | 96 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 00 | 107 | |||
| 10/26/22 | Orlando Magic ORL | 24 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 00 | 92 | Push | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 30 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 00 | 103 | |||
| 04/05/22 | Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 36 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 00 | 115 | Over | |
| Orlando Magic ORL | 35 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 00 | 120 | |||
| 03/28/22 | Orlando Magic ORL | 22 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 00 | 101 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 27 | 33 | 21 | 26 | 00 | 107 | |||
| 11/27/21 | Orlando Magic ORL | 22 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 00 | 92 | Over | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers CLE | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 00 | 105 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.3 | 43.5 | 40.1 | 100% | 40.5 | |
| 23.7 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 93% | 25.7 | |
|
Gary Harris
SG
|
12.3 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 83% | 13.9 |
|
Jalen Suggs
PG
|
27.1 | 29.1 | 26.5 | 100% | 26.9 |
|
Franz Wagner
SF
|
34.8 | 40.0 | 31.3 | 100% | 31.6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.9 | 41.7 | 37.6 | 100% | 38.0 | |
| 35.7 | 30.1 | 34.0 | 100% | 34.4 | |
| 46.5 | 41.4 | 44.3 | 100% | 42.8 | |
|
Evan Mobley
PF
|
35.2 | 30.8 | 34.6 | 100% | 34.9 |
|
Max Strus
SF
|
26.9 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 100% | 24.4 |
Magic Notable Injuries
- Goga Bitadze (C): Avg: 5.0pts, 4.5reb, 1.2ast, 15.1 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.9
- Anthony Black (SG/SF): Avg: 4.5pts, 2.0reb, 1.3ast, 16.6 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.8
- Caleb Houstan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.8
- Chuma Okeke (SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.4
- Jett Howard (SG): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.4reb, 0.3ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.6
Cavaliers Notable Injuries
- Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.1
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 |
| Max Strus | CLE | Pts | 9.5 | 11.6 | +2.1 | 40% | 30% | 40% | 40% | ORL | -0.1 | #17 |
| Gary Harris | ORL | Pts | 4.5 | 5.8 | +1.3 | 20% | 30% | 47% | 47% | CLE | -3.1 | #6 |
| Cole Anthony | ORL | Reb | 1.5 | 2.1 | +0.6 | 60% | 50% | 60% | 60% | CLE | +1.6 | #23 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | Ast | 1.5 | 1.6 | +0.1 | 60% | 50% | 60% | 60% | CLE | -1.5 | #5 |
Magic Defense vs
| Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | #11 | #8 | #17 | #12 | -4.9% |
| PF | #6 | #10 | #3 | #3 | -13.8% |
| PG | #1 | #27 | #2 | #1 | -212.1% |
| SF | #17 | #3 | #15 | #8 | -25.7% |
| SG | #19 | #10 | #14 | #13 | -2.9% |
Cavaliers Defense vs
| Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | #4 | #10 | #5 | #6 | -15.0% |
| PF | #30 | #18 | #30 | #30 | 15.8% |
| PG | #12 | #23 | #6 | #13 | -22.6% |
| SF | #6 | #21 | #28 | #14 | -9.9% |
| SG | #6 | #8 | #1 | #4 | -14.1% |
Team Comparison
Recent Trends
- Wendell Carter Jr. (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.3% to 30.8, 19.3 min average previous 3 games.
- Markelle Fultz (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 58.1% to 18.9, 11.9 min average previous 3 games.
- Gary Harris (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.7% to 21.4, 33.2 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.
- Dean Wade (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games. The Magic have a 3-game losing streak on the road. The Cavaliers have a 2-game winning streak at home.
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